Michael Attah
Biographic Data
| ID | 6575217 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Attah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Attah |
| SIGNATURE | ATTAH M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Benin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Divorcing Marriage from Marital Assets
Applicable statutes give Nigerian courts discretion to achieve fairness in marital property readjustment. Ironically, the courts’ approach has often been to adjudicate on the basis of formal title, resulting in a general failure to make any readjustments. This article offers two alternative explanations for this judicial behaviour: absence of a specific statutory marriage-centred definition of matrimonial property; and the courts’ failure to appr…
The right to inherit
Claims to a right to inherit from a property owner-parent by children born out of wedlock have usually been challenged by extended family members on the footing that these persons were illegitimate. Many commentators agree that disinheriting these persons may offend s. 42(2) of Nigeria's 1999 Constitution – the non-discrimination clause. However, opinion is polarized as to whether the 1999 Constitution completely abrogates the concept and status …
Extending Family Law to Non-Marital Cohabitation in Nigeria
This article is concerned with cohabitation in Nigeria. The main thesis is that most, if not all, of family law’s remedies should be extended to unmarried cohabitants. The argument for such a policy flows through three trajectories: the spate of cohabitation and the progressively changing socio-cultural attitude of Nigerians to this family form; our Constitution’s consistency with the sociological, protectionist, and equality arguments proffered …
Extending Family Law to Non-Marital Cohabitation in Nigeria
This article is concerned with cohabitation in Nigeria. The main thesis is that most, if not all, of family law’s remedies should be extended to unmarried cohabitants. The argument for such a policy flows through three trajectories: the spate of cohabitation and the progressively changing socio-cultural attitude of Nigerians to this family form; our Constitution’s consistency with the sociological, protectionist, and equality arguments proffered …
Extending Family Law to Non-Marital Cohabitation in Nigeria
This article is concerned with cohabitation in Nigeria. The main thesis is that most, if not all, of family law’s remedies should be extended to unmarried cohabitants. The argument for such a policy flows through three trajectories: the spate of cohabitation and the progressively changing socio-cultural attitude of Nigerians to this family form; our Constitution’s consistency with the sociological, protectionist, and equality arguments proffered …
The right to inherit
Claims to a right to inherit from a property owner-parent by children born out of wedlock have usually been challenged by extended family members on the footing that these persons were illegitimate. Many commentators agree that disinheriting these persons may offend s. 42(2) of Nigeria's 1999 Constitution – the non-discrimination clause. However, opinion is polarized as to whether the 1999 Constitution completely abrogates the concept and status …
Divorcing Marriage from Marital Assets
Applicable statutes give Nigerian courts discretion to achieve fairness in marital property readjustment. Ironically, the courts’ approach has often been to adjudicate on the basis of formal title, resulting in a general failure to make any readjustments. This article offers two alternative explanations for this judicial behaviour: absence of a specific statutory marriage-centred definition of matrimonial property; and the courts’ failure to appr…
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Legal Issues in South Africa (2 works) · Adjudication (1 work) · Alimony (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Cohabitation (1 work)