Federal High Court vs State High Court: Investigating the Jurisdictional Boundaries - Paperback

by Ewere Odiase Esq (Author)

FEDERAL HIGH COURT VS STATE HIGH COURT
This book investigates the jurisdictional boundaries between the Federal High Court and the State High Court, under the provision of Section 251 of the Nigerian Constitution (1999)as amended.
Every Lawyer requires this tool to quickly and smoothly distinguish the boarder-line scenarios involving the 19 items under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal High Court as they affect the general jurisdiction of the State High Court. In this book, the appropriate Venue for the commencement of proceedings in multiple scenarios are elucidated by case law. Through a practical exposition of the fine points of the Law, it lays bare, the keys to decoding the boundaries between the constitutional limits on both courts of coordinate jurisdiction. Specific cases are used to illustrate the techniques prescribed by appellate courts
It is a reliable aid for lawyers, the Bench and the academia who are inevitably required to decipher the scope, limit, points of divergence, convergence, overlap and intersection between the State High Court and the Federal High Court. The book is written in in clear and crisp language and enriched with lucid illustration