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Reconstructing Law and Justice in a Postcolony
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Drawing on data from a cross-section of postcolonial nations across the world and on a detailed case-study of Nigeria, this book examines the experience of recreating law and justice in postcolonial societies. The author's definition of postcolonial societies includes countries that have emerged from external colonial rule, such as Nigeria and India as well as societies that have overcome internal dominations, such as Afghanistan and Iraq. Suggesting that restructuring a system of law and justice must involve a consideration of the traditions, customs and native laws of a society as well as the official, often foreign rules, this volume examines how ethnically complex nations resolve disputes, whether criminal or civil, through a combination of formal and informal social control systems. This book is unique in its concern with how the average citizens of a postcolonial society can play more active parts in their nation's law and justice, and how modern and increasingly urban societies can learn from indigenous peoples and institutions, which are more informal in their approaches to problem-solving. The concluding chapter looks at the possibility of an increased role for civil as opposed to criminal response in the social control system of a postcolonial society.
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Ashgate Publishing Ltd; September 2009
266 pages; ISBN 9781409491934
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266 pages; ISBN 9781409491934
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Subject categories
- Academic > Law > Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence > Comparative law. International uniform law > Courts. Procedure > Civil procedure
- Academic > Law > Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence > Jurisprudence. Philosophy and theory of law > Universality and non universality of law
- Academic > Law > Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence > Periodicals
- Law > Criminal Law
- Law > Jurisprudence
- Social Science > Sociology
- Social Science > Criminology
- Social Science > Ethnic Studies
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0754689654
9780754647843
9780754689652
9781409491934