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iiclr-17833	Omotola, Jelili A.	Primogeniture and Illegitimacy in African Customary Law: The Battle for Survival of Culture	2004	32	.pdf	application/pdf	14364	785	62	ILLEGITIMACY African society does not recognize the concept of illegitimacy as it is used in the Western world.73 Many writers on African customary law accept this view.74 Bennett writes: Illegitimacy is said to have no place in customary law since 'birth in or out of wedlock is irrelevant to the child's status in the community or its legal rights and duties.' This is so because of the principle, or system, of primogeniture, which is applied in African customary law ....	cache/iiclr-17833.pdf	txt/iiclr-17833.txt