Francis Deng

Customary Law in the Modern World (eBook, ePUB)

The Crossfire of Sudan's War of Identities

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Customary Law in the Modern World is the study of a coherent and well-established legal system, which is now operating in the context of a modern nation-state and therefore poised between remaining relevant and the threat of marginalization.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135255862
• Artikelnr.: 47890636

Autorenporträt

Francis M. Deng is the UN secretary-general's special adviser on the prevention of genocide. He served as Sudan's minister for state foreign affairs and Ambassador to the United States, Nordic countries and Canada. He holds a doctorate from Yale Law School and is the author or editor of more than thirty books.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Customary Law in Context 1. Introduction 2. Historical Background:
Law, War and Identity 3. Customary Law in its Cultural Context 4. Customary
Law and Legal Pluralism 5. Customary Law, War and Social Transformation 6.
The Challenges of Reform Part 2: Substansive Examples of Customary Law 7.
Introduction 8. Family Law 9. Law of Defamation 10. Law of Property 11.
Homicide and Bodily Injuries Part 3: Voices for Customary Law 12.
Introduction 13. Dr Peter Nyot Kok 14. Paul Myem Akec and John Luk 15.
Attorney General Michael Makuei 16. Deputy Chief Justice, Bullen Pancol
Awal 17. Tilar Deng 18. A Group of Southern Sudanese Judges and Lawyers 19.
Ambrose Riiny Thiik and Chan Reec Madut 20. Ali Osman Yassin 21. Dr Amin
Mekki Medani and Omar El Farouk Shoumena