Examining The Conflict Between Customary Law And The Constitution On The Rights of Women in Nigeria.

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ABSTRACT

Right means that which a person has a . The has been a very serious issue in almost every sphere of life.

There are lots of which promote gender discriminations. The provision of most if not all of these customary law practices are repugnant to natural justice, equity and good conscience.

These customary laws are in one way or the other contrary to the provisions of the 1999 Constitution Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) especially with regard to the of every citizen in Nigeria whether male or female and some additional sections.

This work aims at examining the causes of most of the discriminations against women with regard to customary laws of Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Ijaw and Igala/idoma respectively.

By virtue of section 1(3) of the Constitution Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, the constitution is supreme and any law that is contrary to the provision of the constitution is null and void, therefore, all the that causes gender inequalities are contrary to the provisions of the constitution viz-a-viz Right to life, Right to dignity of human life, Right to personal liberty, Right to freedom from discrimination e.t.c

This work pointed out the different ways such discriminations appeared. The methodologies employed in this work are doctrinal, which means teaching or exposing the law on a particular choice of interest.

The work is also comparative and analytical in scope which means that the researcher delved into other jurisdictions and compared them with the 1999 CFRN (as amended) other methods of data collection includes statutes, case laws, textbooks, journals and internet sources.

The researcher found out that the rights of women have been infringed in several ways, thus, there is need for modification and , enlightenment of masses, reorientation of  men and women, review of obnoxious laws,  to mention but a few.

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