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The Routledge Handbook of African Law

Author: Muna Ndulo; Cosmas Emeziem
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780815350682

Published In: November 2021
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781032080666

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The Routledge Handbook of African Law 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.

The volume is divided into five parts covering:

Legal Pluralism and African Legal Systems
The State, Institutions, Constitutionalism, and Democratic Governance
Economic Development, Technology, Trade, and Investment
Human Rights, Gender-Based Violence, and Access to Justice
International Law, Institutions, and International Criminal Law

Providing important insights into both the specific contexts of African legal systems and the ways in which these legal traditions intersect with the wider world, this handbook will be an essential resource for academics, researchers, lawyers, and graduate and undergraduate students studying this ever-evolving field.

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