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Gender Discrimination in the Division of Property on Divorce in Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 September 2007

M O A Ashiru
M O A Ashiru
Affiliation:
Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, LLB, LLM
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Abstract

This paper considers how the law in Nigeria discriminates against women in respect of the distribution of property on divorce. It also discusses whether international or regional instruments which have been ratified by Nigeria have helped eliminate discrimination against women in this regard.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of African Law , Volume 51 , Issue 2 , October 2007 , pp. 316 - 331
Copyright
Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies 2007

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