What is customary appeal court?
A Customary Court of Appeal has no original jurisdiction. Its jurisdiction is only appellate. Its appellate jurisdiction does not extend to appeals from Magistrates Courts. The appeals must come from no other courts than Customary or Area Courts.
Where is the customary court located?
The only customary courts in Lagos State are those in Badagry, Epe, Ikeja and Ikorodu Administrative Divisions of the State—all the areas being formerly part of Western Nigeria.
Is customary court of appeal a Superior Court?
In the Federal Capital Territory, appeals lie automatically to the Customary Court of Appeal which is a superior court of record established by Degree No.
Who is the head of Customary Court of Appeal in Nigeria?
The President of the Nigerian courts
The President of the Nigerian courts of appeal is the head of the Nigerian courts of appeal….
| President of the Nigerian courts of appeals | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent Monica Dongban-Mensem since June 11, 2020 | |
| Style | Honorable |
| Member of | National Judicial Council |
| Seat | 63 |
What is the work of customary court?
The Area and Customary Courts are vested with the jurisdiction to hear and determine both criminal and civil causes under the native law and custom. Most of the causes in Nigeria today originated from the rural areas and are governed by native law and custom.
What is the difference between customary court and magistrate court?
The Lagos State Magistrate Courts have appellate jurisdictions over appeals emanating from Customary Courts, yet the Courts are referred to as “inferior” and not given the same status as a Customary Court of Appeal of a State.
What is customary court Nigeria?
The Customary Court of Appeal of a state/FCT is the highest Customary law court in a state/FCT. It is presided over by a Judge who has the title: President of the Customary Court of Appeal of the state/FCT and is assisted by other Judges.
How many court of appeal do we have in Nigeria?
There are currently seventy-two Nigerian courts of appeals across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. There are 12 North-Central, 10 in Northeast, 10 in Northwest, 10 in South-south, 9 in Southeast and 11 in Southwestern Nigeria. The headquarter is located at Three Arms Zone, Abuja.
What is the work of customary Court?
Who are responsible for hearing cases in customary courts?
(1) The Minister may, by warrant under his hand, appoint customary courts of appeal to hear and determine such cases as he specifies in the warrant.
Which court is the lowest in Nigeria?
The lowest courts in the country are all state courts (there is no federal court in this group). They include (i) the Magistrate Courts that handle English law cases (ii) the Customary Courts that handle Customary law cases and (iii) the Sharia Courts that handle Sharia law cases.
What is the difference between Magistrate Court and customary Court?
Magistrate Courts are the first level of State-created Courts all over the Federation and are superior to Customary/Area/Sharia Courts at the State level. Apart from the general civil and criminal jurisdictions of the Magistrate Courts, they hear appeals from Customary Courts in Lagos State.