Law of NigeriaModule 8
Criminal justice and specialised fields: the criminal codes and procedure, petroleum and the host communities, the environment, intellectual property, data protection, treaties and arbitration
Criminal law in Nigeria is not the same everywhere. The Criminal Code is the basis of the criminal law in the southern states, the Penal Code in the northern states, and certain northern states also have Sharia penal laws that apply to Muslims. The Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 sets modern rules for arrest, bail and trial in federal courts, and many states have their own versions. The final module also introduces the specialised fields that matter most to outsiders: the petroleum industry, the environment, intellectual property, data protection, treaties and arbitration.
This course explains the law of Nigeria, not US law. Rules that look the same elsewhere may be different.
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