Test Bank for Introduction to Law 36th Edition by Joanne B. Hames; Yvonne Ekern Chapter 1-18 Complete Guide

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The Challenge of Inclusion ………………………………….….
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Women and the Law ……………………………………………
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Children and the Courts …………………………………….…..
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Multiculturalism and the Legal Tradition ……………….….….. z 6 z z z z

Access to Justice: Making Legal Rights Effective ………..….…
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Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law …………………….….… z z z 10 z z z z

Pathways to Justice ……………………………………….….…. z z 11 z

Obstacles to the Enforcement of Rights ………………..….….…
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Improving Access to Justice ……………………………….….… z 15
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Contingency Fees …………………………………………..…… z 17
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Legal Aid ……………………………………………….……..…
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Legal Services for the Disadvantaged .................................................... 21
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Access to Justice and the Problem of Centripetal Law ........................... 26
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Conclusion: The Future of Tradition ………………………..…. zz z 28 z z z

Textbooks and References .................................................................. 30
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The last quarter of the 20th century has proved to be a period of considerabl
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e change in Nigeria law. It has seen Nigeria achieve formal autonomy and l
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egal independence. This has coincided with the Supreme Court’s active re
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shaping of Nigeria law in a manner which has led to an increasing gulf bet
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ween the law of Federal Republic Nigeria and that of other Commonwealt
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h jurisdiction, including England. Adoption by Nigeria of the Republican
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path, in 1963 makes the severances of links with the British Monarchy and
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necessitates substantial revisions to the Federal Constitution. All these cha
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nges are deeply significant for the future of Nigeria law. A tradition receiv
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ed from Britain, and modified for Nigeria conditions from the earliest days
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of white settlement, has now evolved in such a way that it is possible to sp
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eak of a tradition of law in Nigeria which s distinct from the legal traditions
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of other common law countries.
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Yet how “Nigeria” is the tradition? It is not Nigeria merely by virtue of the
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fact that the law has been shaped in a distinctive manner by judges
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