Thus ruled Emir Abbas : selected cases from the records of the Emir of Kano's Judicial Council /

Thus ruled Emir Abbas : selected cases from the records of the Emir of Kano's Judicial Council /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate author / creator:	Kano (Nigeria : Emirate). Judicial Council.
Imprint:	East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 1994.
Description:	xx, 285 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Language:	English Arabic
Series:	African historical sources ; #5 African historical sources ; no. 5.
Subject:	Law -- Nigeria -- Kano State -- History. Law -- Nigeria -- Kano State -- Cases. Law. Nigeria -- History -- 1900-1960 -- Sources. Nigeria. Nigeria -- Kano State. History. Sources. Trials, litigation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2350564

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Other authors / contributors:	ʻAbbās, Emir of Kano. Christelow, Allan, 1947-
ISBN:	0870133594 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-204). English translation and commentary; original Arabic text reproduced in appendix.

Table of Contents:

Kano Emirate and Its Neighbors (Map)
Glossary of Arabic and Hausa Terms
1. Establishing and Maintaining Rights to Land
2. The Land Rights of Travelers and Emigrants
3. Selling, Pawning, Loaning, and Donating Land
4. Houses
5. The Return of Property Seized During the Basasa
6. The Sale and Ownership of Animals
7. Animal Theft
8. The Redemption and Emancipation of Slaves
9. The Conditions of Slaves: Options and Resistance
10. Theft of Goods and Money
11. Violence and Fear.