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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iv. oldal
... Dispute resolution (Law)--Nigeria--Afikpo. 2. Customary law--Nigeria--Afikpo. I. Title. II. Series: African studies (Routledge (Firm)) KTA3755.E44 2006 303.6'90966945--dc22 2006010759 Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www ...
... Dispute resolution (Law)--Nigeria--Afikpo. 2. Customary law--Nigeria--Afikpo. I. Title. II. Series: African studies (Routledge (Firm)) KTA3755.E44 2006 303.6'90966945--dc22 2006010759 Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www ...
ix. oldal
... Dispute) 194 8.2 Case Note (Inheritance Matter) 198 8.3 Crime and Damage to Victims 206 8.4 Case Note (Arbitration in a Civil Matter) 209 Foreword The Case for Traditional Jurisprudence in a Modern Nigerian ix List of Figures.
... Dispute) 194 8.2 Case Note (Inheritance Matter) 198 8.3 Crime and Damage to Victims 206 8.4 Case Note (Arbitration in a Civil Matter) 209 Foreword The Case for Traditional Jurisprudence in a Modern Nigerian ix List of Figures.
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... dispute. The point is that after the resolution both parties agree to live together comfortably. The emphasis is on reconciliation. This does not always mean that one party is always fully satisfied, though this is the goal, but that ...
... dispute. The point is that after the resolution both parties agree to live together comfortably. The emphasis is on reconciliation. This does not always mean that one party is always fully satisfied, though this is the goal, but that ...
xii. oldal
... dispute-resolution procedures in order to maintain internal peace. In some cases elders of the whole community have handled the matter, and in other disputes the accusation has been settled by the senior members of the families of the ...
... dispute-resolution procedures in order to maintain internal peace. In some cases elders of the whole community have handled the matter, and in other disputes the accusation has been settled by the senior members of the families of the ...
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... majority of the people find the type of justice offered by the state courts inappropriate for the resolution of their disputes. There was always an acrimonious relationship between my community and. Map not drawn to scale Introduction 5.
... majority of the people find the type of justice offered by the state courts inappropriate for the resolution of their disputes. There was always an acrimonious relationship between my community and. Map not drawn to scale Introduction 5.
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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