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GST 112 GST 112 Test Compilations 7 Objective Question

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Colonialism freed women from domestic violence by introducing and enforcing some laws at the district and provincial courts under the ___
Options
A Neoliberal era
B Indirect Rule
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C Slave trade
D 1999 constitution
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Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Under the system of Indirect Rule, the British colonial administration introduced its own legal frameworks and courts, which sometimes intervened in issues like domestic violence, thereby offering an alternative to traditional justice systems and potentially freeing women from certain forms of abuse.

Hint

Recall the primary administrative system employed by the British in much of Nigeria.

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