Law In Colonial Africa
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Law In Colonial Africa
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Author : Kristin Mann
language : en
Publisher: James Currey
Release Date : 1991
Law In Colonial Africa written by Kristin Mann and has been published by James Currey this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
Drawing on research in anthropology, history and critical legal studies the contributors conceive of law as a human construct invoked by some at the expense of others in struggles over resources, power and authority. Studying law in colonial Africa illuminates who won and who lost in these struggles over resources and authority, and uncovers the role of customary law in this process. North America: Heinemann
International Law In Post Colonial Africa
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Author : Tiyanjana Maluwa
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-12-28
International Law In Post Colonial Africa written by Tiyanjana Maluwa and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-28 with Law categories.
African States have contributed to the development of modern international law in various ways. This contribution can be assessed through an examination of the actual practice of these States in their interactions with each other, and with other States in the wider international community, on various matters which have a bearing on the creation of legal rules for the international community. Taken together, the case studies presented in this book demonstrate that, despite its apparent marginalization in the international system, Africa can stake a valid claim to being part of the on-going process of shaping new rules and principles of international law while strengthening existing ones. Some of the more important examples are: the broadening of the refugee definition and the principle of non-refoulement in the area of refugee law; the rights of access and transit to the sea and the concept of the exclusive economic zone in the law of the sea; the principle of uti possidetis; the concept of `peoples' rights', as distinguished from that of `human rights'; the very expansion of the traditional categorization of human rights to embrace the so-called third generation rights, such as the right to development; the Nyerere doctrine of State succession; and, in general, certain principles in the area of international fluvial law concerning the common management and utilization of shared watercourses. The discussions in this book are informed by the belief that post-colonial African States have tended to view the creation and application of international law as a historically engaged activity through which they can now empower themselves as part of the modern international community.
Domestic Violence And The Law In Colonial And Postcolonial Africa
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Author : Emily S. Burrill
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2010-08-15
Domestic Violence And The Law In Colonial And Postcolonial Africa written by Emily S. Burrill and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-15 with History categories.
Domestic Violence and the Law in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa reveals the ways in which domestic space and domestic relationships take on different meanings in African contexts that extend the boundaries of family obligation, kinship, and dependency. The term domestic violence encompasses kin-based violence, marriage-based violence, gender-based violence, as well as violence between patrons and clients who shared the same domestic space. As a lived experience and as a social and historical unit of analysis, domestic violence in colonial and postcolonial Africa is complex. Using evidence drawn from Sub-saharan Africa, the chapters explore the range of domestic violence in Africa’s colonial past and its present, including taxation and the insertion of the household into the broader structure of colonial domination. African histories of domestic violence demand that scholars and activists refine the terms and analyses and pay attention to the historical legacies of contemporary problems. This collection brings into conversation historical, anthropological, legal, and activist perspectives on domestic violence in Africa and fosters a deeper understanding of the problem of domestic violence, the limits of international human rights conventions, and local and regional efforts to address the issue.
Law Custom And Social Order
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Author : Martin Chanock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Law Custom And Social Order written by Martin Chanock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Customary law categories.
This book explores the historical formation during the colonial period of that part of African law known as customary law. In treating the emergence of the customary law as part of the history of the social and economic transformation of African societies under colonial rule, it also provides an interpretation of the ways in which people tried to control the disrupting effects of the changes which they experienced. Martin Chanock shows how African ideas, aspirations and activities regarding law were shaped by interaction with the legal ideas of the British colonisers, their understandings of African societies, and the judicial institutions of the colonial state. These thematic considerations are illustrated by studies of how the customary law developed alongside criminal law in colonial society in Malawi and Zambia as part of the moral weaponry of a changing social order, and more specifically by describing the role of the customary law of the family in conflicts between men and women in the new colonial political economy.
Studies In African Native Law
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Author : Julius Lewin
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2016-11-11
Studies In African Native Law written by Julius Lewin and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-11 with Law categories.
This book offers a firsthand examination of legal practice in colonial Africa during the first half of the twentieth century. The author evaluates the place of tribal law in the legal system of South Africa and the complex problems that arise from the conflicting laws of merging cultures. Some of the questions he asks are: What is the relation of tribal law to the common law of the country, especially on the same subject? Can tribal law be developed to keep pace with the changing conditions of tribal society? What is the future of tribal law in South Africa? These questions have sociological implications that reach far beyond the African continent and the waning colonial period during which they were posed.
International Law And Colonialism In Africa
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Author : U. O. Umozurike
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
International Law And Colonialism In Africa written by U. O. Umozurike and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Africa categories.
Blood Power And Bedlam
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Author : Christopher W. Mullins
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2008
Blood Power And Bedlam written by Christopher W. Mullins and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Blood, Power, and Bedlam examines the etiology of violations of international criminal law in four post-colonial African states. With a particular focus on genocide and crimes against humanity, an integrated theory is produced and historical, political, economic, and structural aspects are explored. The book's main intent is an analysis of the worst crimes humans commit and how, in the cases examined, they arise out of a post-colonial environment. Attention is given to existing or potential applications of international social control.
Studies In African Law
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Author : Julius Lewin
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Release Date : 1971
Studies In African Law written by Julius Lewin and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Customary law categories.
This book offers a firsthand examination of legal practice in colonial Africa during the first half of the twentieth century. The author evaluates the place of tribal law in the legal system of South Africa and the complex problems that arise from the conflicting laws of merging cultures. Some of the questions he asks are: What is the relation of tribal law to the common law of the country, especially on the same subject? Can tribal law be developed to keep pace with the changing conditions of tribal society? What is the future of tribal law in South Africa? These questions have sociological implications that reach far beyond the African continent and the waning colonial period during which they were posed.
The Acquisition Of Africa 1870 1914
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Author : Mieke van der Linden
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-10-13
The Acquisition Of Africa 1870 1914 written by Mieke van der Linden and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-13 with Law categories.
In the ‘Scramble for Africa’ during the Age of New Imperialism (1870-1914), European States and non-State actors mainly used treaties to acquire territory. The question is raised whether Europeans did or did not on a systematic scale breach these treaties in their expansion of empire.
Imperialism And Human Rights
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Author : Bonny Ibhawoh
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2008-01-03
Imperialism And Human Rights written by Bonny Ibhawoh and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-03 with History categories.
2007 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title In this seminal study, Bonny Ibhawoh investigates the links between European imperialism and human rights discourses in African history. Using British-colonized Nigeria as a case study, he examines how diverse interest groups within colonial society deployed the language of rights and liberties to serve varied socioeconomic and political ends. Ibhawoh challenges the linear progressivism that dominates human rights scholarship by arguing that, in the colonial African context, rights discourses were not simple monolithic or progressive narratives. They served both to insulate and legitimize power just as much as they facilitated transformative processes. Drawing extensively on archival material, this book shows how the language of rights, like that of "civilization" and "modernity," became an important part of the discourses deployed to rationalize and legitimize empire.