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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... 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 those ...
... 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 those ...
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... acephalous societies employed restorative principles in its justice system (Michalowski 1985, as cited in Weitekamp 1999: 75). Broadly speaking, there were two main kinds of human societies—societies without state systems (acephalous) ...
... acephalous societies employed restorative principles in its justice system (Michalowski 1985, as cited in Weitekamp 1999: 75). Broadly speaking, there were two main kinds of human societies—societies without state systems (acephalous) ...
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... acephalous societies gave way to retributive justice and the notion that the state or society is the victim of crime much later. As Weitekamp (1999) notes, the crown's usurpation of the justice process was at the end of the 12th century ...
... acephalous societies gave way to retributive justice and the notion that the state or society is the victim of crime much later. As Weitekamp (1999) notes, the crown's usurpation of the justice process was at the end of the 12th century ...
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... society. The state uses a 'formal' coercive means to resolve conflict. This approach lacks flexibility and dynamism and does not give room for the democratic participation of the community. Acephalous societies, on the other hand, use ...
... society. The state uses a 'formal' coercive means to resolve conflict. This approach lacks flexibility and dynamism and does not give room for the democratic participation of the community. Acephalous societies, on the other hand, use ...
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... society. The state uses a 'formal' coercive means to resolve conflict. This approach lacks flexibility and dynamism and does not give room for the democratic participation of the community. Acephalous societies, on the other hand, use ...
... society. The state uses a 'formal' coercive means to resolve conflict. This approach lacks flexibility and dynamism and does not give room for the democratic participation of the community. Acephalous societies, on the other hand, use ...
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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