Ogbonnaya Oko Elechi

Doing Justice without the State

The Afikpo (Ehugbo) Nigeria Model

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 160mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9780415977296
• ISBN-10: 0415977290
• Artikelnr.: 21042557

Autorenporträt

O.Oko Elechi is Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Wisconsin--Parkside. His research has been published extensively in international publications, including the International Journal of Comparative and Applied CriminalJustice; The International Review of Victimology;Community Safety Journal and the Journal of Criminal Justice Education.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Restorative Justice: Theoretical Perspectives 3. The
Custom/Law Debate in the African Context 4. Research Method 5. Nigeria in
Post-Colonial Africa 6. Historical Overview of Afikpo Town 7. Indigenous
Institutions of Conflict Resolution in Afikpo 8. Afikpo Women and the
Traditional Justice System 9. Responding to Breach of Custom/Regulations
and Other Offenses