The Routledge Handbook of African Law

Herausgeber: Emeziem, Cosmas; Ndulo, Muna

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Produktbeschreibung

This handbook provides a comprehensive, critical overview of the contemporary legal terrain in Africa. The international team of expert contributors adopt an analytical and comparative approach so that readers can see the nexus between different jurisdictions and different legal traditions across the continent.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 618
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 174mm x 246mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 1162g
• ISBN-13: 9781032080666
• ISBN-10: 1032080663
• Artikelnr.: 67822661

Autorenporträt

Muna Ndulo is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of International Law and the Elizabeth and Arthur Reich Director of the Leo and Arvilla Berger International Studies Program, Cornell Law School. He was formerly Professor of Law and Dean of the School of Law at the University of Zambia. Cosmas Emeziem is an Adjunct Professor of Law (Fall 2019), Cornell University Law School. He is also a Barrister and Solicitor of the Nigerian Supreme Court.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART ONE: LEGAL PLURALISM AND AFRICAN LEGAL SYSTEMS Chapter 1
: Legal Pluralism in Africa: Three Levels and Seven Types of Law, Raymond
A. Atuguba Chapter 2: Customary Marriages and the South African
Constitution: The Recent Developments, Sipho Nkosi Chapter 3: Gods at War:
Religion and Law-Making, Roseline K. Njogu Chapter 4: Pluralism and the
Tenor of Bankruptcy Legislation in West African Societies, Samuel Boadi
Adarkwah Chapter 5: Common Law in Kenya, Duncan M. Okubasu Chapter 6: The
Evolution of Property Rights to Land in Postcolonial Buganda, Olive Sabiiti
PART TWO: THE STATE, INSTITUTIONS, CONSTITUTIONALISM, AND DEMOCRATIC
GOVERNANCE Chapter 7: One Nation, Multiple Identities: Ethnicity,
Inclusivity, and Constitution- Making, Muna Ndulo Chapter 8: Democratic
Transitions in Africa: The Issue of Civil Resistance and Unconstitutional
Change of Government, Lydia A. Nkansah Chapter 9: Freedom of Expression in
Zambia Revisited, Sangwani Patrick Ng'ambi Chapter 10: Mapping the Legal
Contours of Presidential Electoral Law in Kenya: A Case Review of Raila
Odinga v. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Presidential
Election 1 of 2017 , Luis Franceschi and Emmah Wabuke Chapter 11: The
Unconstitutional Change of Government Normative Framework in Africa: Do
Elections Matter?, O'Brien Kaaba Chapter 12: Commissions of Inquiry and the
Quest for a Greater Accountability in Health Care Delivery in Africa: A
Ghanaian Perspective, Ernest Owusu-Dapaa Chapter 13: The Effectiveness and
Predictability of Social Security Law: Constitutional Perspectives from the
Republic of South Africa, Letlhokwa George Mpedi Chapter 14: Rule of Law
with African Characteristics, Salvatore Mancuso PART THREE: ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, TRADE, AND INVESTMENT Chapter 15: Law and the
Regulation of New Technologies in Africa, Olufunmilayo B. Arewa and
Ayodeji O. Fakolade Chapter 16: The East African Community's Used Clothing
Policy and International Trade Law, Chantal Thomas Chapter 17: Technology,
Legal Information, and Access to Justice in Africa, Femi Cadmus Chapter 18
: Show Me the Money: Evaluating the Significance of Traditional Knowledge
and Cultural Expressions in the Context of Foreign Direct Investment
Outflows, Anthony C. K. Kakooza Chapter 19: Labor Law, Labor Market
Regulation, and Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa: Emerging Trends in
Comparative Perspective, Chanda Chungu and Evance Kalula Chapter 20: The
Pan-African Investment Code and Its Impact on Investments and Resource
Extraction in Africa, Dunia P. Zongwe PART FOUR: HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE, AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE Chapter 21: The ECOWAS Citizen in a
Dilemma: The Role of the ECOWAS Court of Justice in the Promotion of Human
Rights in West Africa, George Asare-Afriyie Chapter 22: When Criminal Law
is Not Enough: Toward a Holistic Approach to Gender-Based Violence
Prevention and Response in Zambia and Beyond, Elizabeth Brundige and
Tinenenji Banda Chapter 23: African Law and the Rights of Sexual
Minorities: Western Universalism and African Resistance, Nicholas
Kahn-Fogel Chapter 24: Developing Effective Money-Laundering Laws in
Africa: Dealing with Corrupt, Politically Exposed Persons, John Hatchard
Chapter 25: Citizenship, Rights, and Political Subjectivity in Eritrea,
Kibron Teweldebirhan and Luwam Dirar PART FIVE: INTERNATIONAL LAW,
INSTITUTIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW Chapter 26: Addressing Serious
Crimes of Global Concern in Africa: Dribbling Around the Problem, Chris
Maina Peter Chapter 27: South Africa's Contribution to the International
Criminal Justice, Ntombizozuko Dyani-Mhango Chapter 28: Stateless and
Rightless? An Appraisal of Standards and Practices on Prevention of
Statelessness and Protection of Stateless Persons in Africa, Juliana Masabo
Chapter 29: Abducted, Inducted, and Indicted: The Case of Dominic Ongwen
in the International Criminal Court, Simeon P. Sungi and George R. Kakoti
Chapter 30: From Brussels to Addis Ababa: A Contextual and Comparative
Analysis of Access to Justice Under African Private International Law in
Africa, Pontian Okoli Chapter 31: An Assessment of the Right of Individuals
to Access the Southern African Development Community Tribunal, Onkemetse
Tshosa Chapter 32: Beyond Formalism and uti possidetis: The International
Court of Justice and Boundary Disputes in Africa, Cosmas Emeziem