Add to ORKGLegal Pluralism in Africa came into being as a result of colonialism, which has impacted all areas of human endeavour. However, the amalgamation of foreign laws with indigenous laws often elicits opportunities for challenges and conflicts in interpretation and enforcement of the laws in many African societies. The paper’s focus is limited to British Africa and with a particular reference to Nigeria; the paper will consider the inherent deficiencies in legal pluralism; and it will examine its ‘success’ in a global village which tries to see law as a unifying tool
International audienceAfrican jurisprudence, like African philosophy, continues to be hotly debated....
L’internationalisation et l’intensification des interactions entre systèmes juridiques ont eu pour e...
This Essay discusses the \u27religious law\u27 and \u27customary law\u27 paradigms in the context of...
A notable aspect of Africa’s struggle with itsA notable aspect of Africa’s struggle with its colonia...
This article examines the challenges legal pluralism poses in legal systems, especially in relation ...
Scholarly interest in the co-existence of normative orders in African social fields tends to focus ...
This article challenges the colonial delegitimization of Nigeria’s customary law. The author describ...
This article challenges the colonial delegitimization of Nigeria's customary law. The author describ...
Colonialism became a fact of life in many African countries. An effect of colonialism especially in ...
1 In what ways can it be said that legal positivism is suitable for African legal systems? What, act...
Nigeria operates a tripartite legal system comprising customary law, Sharia law and the English comm...
Legal pluralism - defined as a situation in which more than one legal system operate(s) in a singl...
The judiciary and legislature need to adapt African indigenous law to make it a tool of socio-econom...
The book presents a critical rethinking of the study of law in Africa from a comparative law perspec...
The problem of gender disparity persists in Nigeria despite international treaties, conventions and ...
International audienceAfrican jurisprudence, like African philosophy, continues to be hotly debated....
L’internationalisation et l’intensification des interactions entre systèmes juridiques ont eu pour e...
This Essay discusses the \u27religious law\u27 and \u27customary law\u27 paradigms in the context of...
A notable aspect of Africa’s struggle with itsA notable aspect of Africa’s struggle with its colonia...
This article examines the challenges legal pluralism poses in legal systems, especially in relation ...
Scholarly interest in the co-existence of normative orders in African social fields tends to focus ...
This article challenges the colonial delegitimization of Nigeria’s customary law. The author describ...
This article challenges the colonial delegitimization of Nigeria's customary law. The author describ...
Colonialism became a fact of life in many African countries. An effect of colonialism especially in ...
1 In what ways can it be said that legal positivism is suitable for African legal systems? What, act...
Nigeria operates a tripartite legal system comprising customary law, Sharia law and the English comm...
Legal pluralism - defined as a situation in which more than one legal system operate(s) in a singl...
The judiciary and legislature need to adapt African indigenous law to make it a tool of socio-econom...
The book presents a critical rethinking of the study of law in Africa from a comparative law perspec...
The problem of gender disparity persists in Nigeria despite international treaties, conventions and ...
International audienceAfrican jurisprudence, like African philosophy, continues to be hotly debated....
L’internationalisation et l’intensification des interactions entre systèmes juridiques ont eu pour e...
This Essay discusses the \u27religious law\u27 and \u27customary law\u27 paradigms in the context of...