Reimagining Legal Pluralism in Africa : Balancing Indigenous, State, and Religious Laws /

Reimagining Legal Pluralism in Africa : Balancing Indigenous, State, and Religious Laws /

This collection challenges the prevailing conflict of laws approach to the interaction of state and indigenous legal systems. It introduces adaptive legal pluralism as an alternative framework that emphasises dialogue and engagement between these legal systems. By exploring a dialogic approach to le...

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Other Authors: Diala, Anthony C. (Editor), Rautenbach, Christa (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Nijhoff, 2024.

Series: Developments in International Law ; 80.
International Law E-Books Online, Collection 2024.

Subjects:

Customary law > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Indigenous peoples > Legal status, laws, etc. > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Legal polycentricity > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Religion and law > Africa, Sub-Saharan.

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Summary:This collection challenges the prevailing conflict of laws approach to the interaction of state and indigenous legal systems. It introduces adaptive legal pluralism as an alternative framework that emphasises dialogue and engagement between these legal systems. By exploring a dialogic approach to legal pluralism, the authors shed light on how it can effectively address the challenges stemming from the colonial imposition of industrial legal systems on Africa's agrarian political economies.
Physical Description:1 online resource (512 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004696747