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Sharia Implementation in Nigeria: The Journey So Far

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September 7, 2007

Sharia Implementation in Nigeria: The Journey So Far

This book describes the impact of Sharia laws on women’s rights and equality in Nigeria. It explains the circumstances and background to some of the cases involving women under the new Sharia Penal Codes in the northern part of Nigeria since its inception in 1999.

Resource type
Region
Publisher
BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights
Publication year
2003

This book describes the impact of Sharia laws on women’s rights and equality in Nigeria. It explains the circumstances and background to some of the cases involving women under the new Sharia Penal Codes in the northern part of Nigeria since its inception in 1999.

Resource type
Region
Publisher
BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights
Publication year
2003