Amoloye-Adebayo, Azizat Omotoyosi2023-05-112023-05-112014Centerpoint Journal (Humanities Edition). 17(1)https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/10055This article examines the roles that Shariah and International human rights law can play in the protection of socio-economic rights of the family of a deceased person through the legal recognition of the right to inheritance in Nigeria.Inheritance, human rights, Shariah, International lawThe Regulation of Inheritance Rules and Practices in Nigeria: the Role of Sharī’ah and International Human Rights LawArticle