Nonso Okereafoezeke

Law and Justice in Post-British Nigeria

Conflicts and Interactions Between Native and Foreign Systems of Social Control in Igbo

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Produktbeschreibung

Based on data from Nigeria's Igbo, this book examines the roles of the native and the foreign, English-style justice systems in the administration of law and justice in Nigeria. Okereafoezeke looks at the nature of colonially imposed justice in Nigeria and the relationship between informal and formal justice in the country through the use of case studies. He concludes that the imposed English-style justice system is incapable of dealing with Nigeria's social control problems because it does not anticipate and manage the wide range of issues that the native systems do. Thus, the focus of future social control should rightly be on the native system. Okereafoezeke considers three main aspects of justice in contemporary Igbo: Law Making, Law Application (Case Processing), and Enforcement of Judicial Decisions. For each of these areas, he includes discussion of methods, steps, and procedures followed. Findings demonstrate that Nigeria's native justice systems work exceedingly well, even in the very harsh British-imposed, Nigerian-sustained official climate. The study also offers recommendations for repositioning Nigeria's native justice systems for improved social control.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 570g
• ISBN-13: 9780313313080
• ISBN-10: 0313313083
• Artikelnr.: 22415472

Autorenporträt

Nonso Okereafoezeke

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction to the Research Population Nature of Native Versus
Colonially Imposed Justice in Nigeria: Dimensions of Informal and Formal
Justice Colonial Rule, Justice Issues, and Postcolonial Problems Informal
Versus Formal Justice Survey of Cases and Application of Themes and
Descriptors Aspects of Justice in Contemporary Traditional Igbo Law-making
Techniques in Contemporary Traditional Igbo and the Growth of Nigeria's
Native Justice Systems Methods and Procedures for the Application of Igbo
Traditions, Customs, and Laws Enforcement of Igbo Judicial Decisions
Future of the Native/Foreign Justice Interface in Nigeria Interactions
Between Nigeria's Native and Foreign Justice Criminological Theory
Implications of Nigeria's Official Policies, Practices, and Idiosyncrasies
on the Native Justice Systems Future Social Control: Synthesizing Native,
Foreign, Unofficial, and Official Controls Conclusion Appendices Glossary