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Looking Past English Law: Alternative Dispute Resolution Through the Customary Law Lense in Nigeria

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is often framed within the received English common law system in Nigeria, with emphasis on arbitration, mediation, and conciliation as statutory or court-annexed procedures. Yet, long before the introduction of English law, indigenous Nigerian societies developed sophisticated mechanisms for managing conflict that prioritized restoration, social cohesion, and communal harmony. This paper examines ADR through the lens of Nigerian customary law. The study examined that customary ADR, characterized by flexibility, accessibility, voluntariness, and restorative …

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Source	OpenAlex research
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
Date	2026-07-03
Type	article
Details	openalex authorships.countries:NG,primary topic.subfield.id:3320\|3321\|3308\|1202\|3303\|3312\|2002\|2000\|2003 + local /\bnige
Found at	https://doi.org/10.36348/sjhss.2026.v11i07.002
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Looking Past English Law: Alternative Dispute Resolution Through the Customary Law Lense in Nigeria. OpenAlex research, 2026. Vero Archive, record openalex:W7167486518.