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African customary law : an introduction /
The author is a Don at the School of Law, University of Nairobi Kenya and a development consultant with various NGOs and other international bodies in Eastern Africa region and Italy. He is a researcher and writer of articles and texts on matters concerning law and culture. Dr. Onyango is an expert...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Nairobi, Kenya ; Kampala, Uganda :
LawAfrica,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; PREFACE; TABLE OF CASES; TABLE OF STATUTES; INTRODUCTION; THE STUDY OF CUSTOMARY LAW JUSTIFIED; SCOPE AND AIM; METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH; CHAPTER ONE -THE NATURE OF AFRICAN CUSTOMARY LAW; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 DEFINITION; 1.3 SUBJECTIVITY AND OBJECTIVITY OF THE LAW; 1.4 DEFINITION FROM OTHER SCHOLARS; 1.5 DEFINITION OF CUSTOMARY LAW; 1.6 SYSTEM; 1.7 LEGAL ETHNOGRAPHERS AND ANTHROPOLOGISTS; CHAPTER TWO -NATURE, CHARACTERISTICS, LIMITS; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 CUSTOMARY RULES AND PRACTICES; 2.3 CHARACTERISTICS.
- 2.4 contextualization and diversities2.6 scarce back-up and low supportive political will; 2.7 lack of bargain power; 2.8 inconsistency principle; 2.9 repugnancy principle; 2.10 reliability; 2.11 oral form in the judicial traditions; 2.12 civilization challenge; 2.13 proximity; 2.14 sources of law; chapter three -praxis of customary law; 3.1 introduction; 3.2 kenya; 3.3 ethiopia; 3.4 somalia; 3.5 nigeria; 3.6 ghana; 3.7 south africa; chapter four
- the use of customary law in other systems; 4.1 introduction; 4.2 british experience; 4.3 roman experience; 4.4 indian experience.
- CHAPTER FIVE -CONSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF CUSTOMARY LAW5.1 OLD CONSTITUTION; 5.2 NEW CONSTITUTION; 5.3 JUDICATURE ACT OF 1967; 5.4 THE QUESTION OF RANK; 5.5 APPLICABILITY OF CUSTOMARY LAW; CHAPTER SIX
- GENESIS AND UPHEAVALS OF THE CUSTOMARY LAW; 6.1 INTRODUCTION; 6.2 BRITISH COLONIAL RULINGS (ORDINANCES); 6.3 FALL AND RISE OF AFRICAN CUSTOMARY LAW; 6.4 PRIORITIZING AFRICAN CUSTOMARY LAW; 6.4.1 Background Study of Facts; 6.4.2 Islamic Marriage and Divorce; 6.4.3 Hindu Marriage and Divorce; 6.5 REVIVING AFRICAN TRADITION COURTS; 6.6 ABOLISHING AFRICAN COURTS.
- 6.7 qualifying the role of the chief at african customary lawchapter seven -quest for integrated system; 7.1 introduction; 7.2 conflict of laws; 7.3 development of marriage law; 7.4 divorce and inheritance law; 7.5 law of succession; 7.6 land law; 7.7 scholarly evaluation of the integrated system; 7.8 more on succession; 7.9 laws of inheritance in kenya; 7.10 uniform customary law; chapter eight
- quest for african jurisprudence; 8.1 introduction; 8.2 the roadmap for africa; 8.3 ubuntu concept; 8.4 linguistic challenge; 8.5 impediments towards the integrated system; 8.6 colonial legacy.
- CHAPTER NINE
- DETERMINING THE FUTURE9.1 INTRODUCTION; 9.2 DEALING WITH AUTHENTICITY ISSUE; 9.3 THE DILEMMA; 9.4 INTRIGUING QUESTIONS; 9.4.1 Witchcraft; 9.4.2 Female Circumcision among some Tribes; 9.4.3 Dowry Law; 9.4.4 Bill On Dowry In Kenya; 9.5 LEGAL PRAGMATISM; CHAPTER TEN
- CRITIQUES; 10.1 INTRODUCTION; 10.2 LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE COURT; 10.2.1 Rwandan Experience; 10.2.2 Kangaroo Court
- Kenyan Experience; 10.3 THE FATE OF CUSTOMARY COURT; 10.3.1 Ghanian Experience; 10.3.2 Kenyan Experience; 10.3.3 Ugandan Experience; 10.4 PUNISHMENT IN CUSTOMARY LAW.