Blood, land, and sex : legal and political pluralism in Eritrea /

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In Eritrea, state, traditional, and religious laws equally prevail, but any of these legal systems may be put into play depending upon the individual or individuals involved in a legal dispute. Because of conflicting laws, it has been difficult for Eritreans to come to a consensus on what constitute...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Favali, Lyda, 1969-
Otros Autores: Pateman, Roy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2003.
Temas:
Legal polycentricity > Eritrea.
Pluralisme juridique > Érythrée.
LAW > Customary.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Comparative.
Legal polycentricity
Eritrea
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Facts and ideas : the struggle for power and legitimacy
  • From tradition to globalization
  • Changing leadership, unchanging law
  • The transitional period and attempts at legal reform
  • From blood feud and blood money to the state settlement of murder cases
  • Land tenure on the highland plateau
  • Land disputes and conflict resolution
  • The virgin, the wife, the spinster, and the concubine : gender roles and gender relations
  • Female genital mutilation : symbol, tradition, or survival?
  • Creating space in a changing world for traditional and religious law.

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