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LAW 239 Constitutional Law

200 levelLaw10 topics

LAW 239 covers 10 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Definition and sources of a constitution
  2. Classification of constitutions: written/unwritten, rigid/flexible
  3. Separation of powers
  4. The rule of law
  5. Federalism and constitutional supremacy
  6. Nigerian constitutional history and constitution-making
  7. Citizenship and fundamental human rights
  8. Legislative, executive and judicial powers
  9. Judicial review of legislation
  10. Prerogative writs and orders: habeas corpus, mandamus, certiorari

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Definition and sources of a constitution

This topic explains what a constitution is and identifies the main places from which constitutional rules are derived. For examination purposes, you must master both the meaning of a constitution as the fundamental legal framework of a state and the recognised sources of constitutional rules, because many questions test the difference between the constitution itself and the materials that supply constitutional…

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