Principle

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Supremacy of the Constitution — Chieftaincy Declaration — Inconsistency with Constitutional Provisions

Area of law
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

This principle establishes that chieftaincy declarations, as subsidiary legislation, cannot oust the jurisdiction of State High Courts over chieftaincy matters. Any provision in a chieftaincy declaration purporting to remove such matters from court jurisdiction is inconsistent with Section 236(1) of the Constitution and void. The…

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