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CSS112: Sociology of Law

Welcome to CSS 107: Sociology of Law. This is one of the compulsory courses offered at the School of Arts and Social Sciences of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). This course is in one part. CSS 107 (Sociology of Law) is a 2 credit unit course.

What Will You Learn?

The aim of the course is to expose you to the methods of how sociology influences law in the Nigerian society so that you will be able to identify correctly the sociological perspective of Legal reasoning and Law making in Nigeria.

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Teacher Of Course
Dr. Vitalis Ugwukwu
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Information Of Course
Category
Arts
Social Sciences
Duration Time
1 Semester
Level
100 Level
Includes
  • Introducing you to the meaning of Law
  • Introducing you to the meaning of Sociology
  • Explain the background situation for Law making in our society

In order to achieve the aims listed above some general objectives as well as specific objectives have been set. The specific objectives are listed at the beginning of each unit. The general objectives will be achieved at the completion of the course

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Course Department
Arts and Social Sciences Education

Course Features

Lessons Of Course

The Relation of Law to Custom 06:21
The Relation of Law to Force 09:00
The Relation of Law to Justice 07:46
Sociology of Law 06:19
Law and the Rule of Law 06:03
The Pre-Colonial Legal Order of Nigeria: Southern Nigeria (Prior to 1861 11:27
The Pre-Colonial Legal Order of Nigeria: Northern Nigeria 07:56
The Pre-Colonial Legal Order of Nigeria: 1861-September 1960 09:17
The Pre-Colonial Legal Order of Nigeria: 1960-to-Date 09:15
ssues in the Development of the Nigerian Legal System 07:22

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