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The jurisdiction of shari`ah courts in the application of islamic penal law : a study in Katsina State of Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAbba, Falaluen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-03T15:36:35Z
dc.date.available2024-10-03T15:36:35Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines the jurisdiction of Shari’ah Courts of Katsina State of Nigeria as regards to the application of Islamic Penal law alongside with the jurisdiction of the civil courts in the State. Technically, the jurisdiction of a court is the actual authority that is vested in a Court for the exercising of judicial power in a particular case. The authority is customarily conferred on a court by the Statute that establishes such Court. The Shari’a Courts in Katsina State of Nigeria are established pursuant to the law by the Katsina State Legislature within the power that is conferred on it by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The research also analyses the overlapping of jurisdiction between the Shari’a Courts and other civil Courts, which further resulted in uncertainty as to which of the Courts’ jurisdiction that Muslims of Katsina State are really subjected to. The methodology used in this research is a doctrinal legal analysis in which materials gathered from the library and the registry of some Courts in Katsina State is analysed. The research finds that, the penal jurisdiction conferred on the Shari’a Courts in Katsina State is more in the legislative pronouncement than actual exercise of the jurisdiction by the Courts. In consequence, the research finds that other provisions in the Nigerian Constitution and some legislation by the Katsina State legislature in respect of the jurisdiction of civil Courts are overlapping with the penal jurisdiction of Shari’a Courts in the State. It also finds that Muslims in Katsina State are denied the certainty of jurisdiction and laws to be applied on them in criminal proceedings despite the glaring provisions that render all Muslims subject of the jurisdiction of the Shari’a Courts and in accordance with the Shari’a Penal Code of Katsina State. The research then recommends for the amendment and or repeal of some provisions to ensure harmonious coexistence between the Shari’a Courts and civil Courts for the smooth dispensation of criminal justice in Katsina State.en_US
dc.description.callnumbert d61 KQC 466 A122J 2015en_US
dc.description.degreelevelMaster
dc.description.identifierThesis : The jurisdiction of shari`ah courts in the application of islamic penal law : a study in Katsina State of Nigeria /by Falalu Abbaen_US
dc.description.identityt11100341859FalaluAbbaen_US
dc.description.kulliyahAhmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Lawsen_US
dc.description.notesThesis (MCL)--International Islamic University Malaysia, 2015.en_US
dc.description.physicaldescriptionxv, 102 leaves :ill. ;30cm.en_US
dc.description.programmeDegree of Master in Comparative Lawsen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/1486
dc.identifier.urlhttps://lib.iium.edu.my/mom/services/mom/document/getFile/Kan6840PHGrWYEXRKIY91tf88xpkNfvL20160216152759937
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKuala Lumpur : Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia, 2015en_US
dc.rightsCopyright International Islamic University Malaysia
dc.subject.lcshIslamic courts -- Aigeria -- Katsina Stateen_US
dc.subject.lcshState courts -- Nigeria -- Katsina Stateen_US
dc.titleThe jurisdiction of shari`ah courts in the application of islamic penal law : a study in Katsina State of Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeMaster Thesisen_US
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