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Article 232 — Original jurisdiction

Article
232
Chapter
CHAPTER VII — The Judicature
Index row title
Original jurisdiction
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
173ba01e-dde1-426f-8138-8fc112780c20

108 words

Verbatim text

(1) The Supreme Court shall, to the exclusion of any other court, have original jurisdiction in any dispute between the Federation and a State or between States if and in so far as that dispute involves any question (whether of law or fact) on which the existence or extent of a legal right depends. (2) In addition to the jurisdiction conferred upon it by subsection (1) of this section, the Supreme Court shall have such original jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by any Act of the National Assembly: Provided that no original jurisdiction shall be conferred upon the Supreme Court with respect to any criminal matter.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 232 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER VII — The Judicature”.
  • The row is titled “Original jurisdiction”.
  • The passage runs to about 108 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”).

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