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3.The British colonies took up arms for independence against the mother country.
4.The mother city or country of an overseas colony, especially in ancient Greece.
5.As the constitution in most African countries, Nigeria constitution makes a start in colonial period, and suffers the profound influence of the constitution model and constitution principle of former suzerain.
6.In colonial time the relationship between indigenous law of Ghana and exotic western law was complex,after independence Ghana inherited the legal heritage of the Protectorate British and stressed on excavating the value of indigenous law,so the process of legal modernization is tortuous.
