ICANBusiness LawNigerian Legal System and Sources of Law2023

For a customary law rule to be enforced by a court in Nigeria, it must pass three statutory validity tests. Which of the following correctly identifies these three tests?

AThe Repugnancy test, Incompatibility test, and Public Policy testCORRECT
BThe Natural Justice test, Equity test, and Good Conscience test
CThe Constitutionality test, Statutory test, and Judicial test
DThe Codification test, Antiquity test, and Universal Acceptance test
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Customary law in Nigeria must satisfy three statutory validity tests to be judicially enforced: (1) Repugnancy test (must not be repugnant to natural justice, equity, and good conscience), (2) Incompatibility test (must not be incompatible with any law for the time being in force), and (3) Public policy test (must not be contrary to public policy).
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