Doing Justice without the State: The Afikpo (Ehugbo) Nigeria ModelRoutledge, 2006. júl. 25. - 280 oldal This study examines the principles and practices of the Afikpo (Eugbo) Nigeria indigenous justice system in contemporary times. Like most African societies, the Afikpo indigenous justice system employs restorative, transformative and communitarian principles in conflict resolution. This book describes the processes of community empowerment, participatory justice system and how regular institutions of society that provide education, social and economic support are also effective in early intervention in disputes and prevention of conflicts. |
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... Society' Problematique Deconstructing Civility and Southern Nigeria's Ethnic Radicalization Adedayo Oluwakayode Adekson Maat, the Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt A Study in Classical African ... Africa Rationality and the Politics of ...
... Society' Problematique Deconstructing Civility and Southern Nigeria's Ethnic Radicalization Adedayo Oluwakayode Adekson Maat, the Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt A Study in Classical African ... Africa Rationality and the Politics of ...
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... African state, rather than the complete integration of Afikpo and other noncentralized African societies into a Western legal system at both the.
... African state, rather than the complete integration of Afikpo and other noncentralized African societies into a Western legal system at both the.
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... African societies. The latter is the general rule today on the continent. Professor Elechi is writing about what he describes as acephalous societies, an anthropological term, which technically means “headless,” but, in fact, refers to ...
... African societies. The latter is the general rule today on the continent. Professor Elechi is writing about what he describes as acephalous societies, an anthropological term, which technically means “headless,” but, in fact, refers to ...
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... society without friction, has been much preferred. This maintains the stability of the society. Africa's non-centralized societies ... African society may employ two or more of these devices depending on the nature of the dispute. The point ...
... society without friction, has been much preferred. This maintains the stability of the society. Africa's non-centralized societies ... African society may employ two or more of these devices depending on the nature of the dispute. The point ...
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... African state, rather than the complete integration of Afikpo and other non-centralized African societies into a Western legal system at both the microjudicial and the macrojudicial level. Curiously, that which Professor Elechi prizes ...
... African state, rather than the complete integration of Afikpo and other non-centralized African societies into a Western legal system at both the microjudicial and the macrojudicial level. Curiously, that which Professor Elechi prizes ...
Tartalomjegyzék
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Chapter Three The CustomLaw Debate in the African Context | 45 |
Chapter Four Nigeria in PostColonial Africa | 75 |
Chapter Five Historical Overview of Afikpo Town | 97 |
Chapter Six Indigenous Institutions of Conflict Resolution in Afikpo | 117 |
Chapter Seven Afikpo Women and the Traditional Justice System | 147 |
Chapter Eight Responding to Breach of Custom Regulations and Other Offenses | 181 |
Research Methods | 225 |
Notes | 239 |
Selected Bibliography | 247 |
Index | 259 |
Back cover | 261 |
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Doing Justice without the State: The Afikpo (Ehugbo) Nigeria Model Ogbonnaya Oko Elechi Korlátozott előnézet - 2006 |
Doing Justice Without the State: The Afikpo (Ehugbo) Nigeria Model O. Oko Elechi Korlátozott előnézet - 2006 |
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