The Routledge Handbook of African Law

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The Routledge Handbook of African Law

Edited by Muna Ndulo · Cosmas Emeziem
Routledge November 2021

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ISBN-13
9780815350682
Publisher
Routledge
Publication
November 2021
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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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.

Table of Contents

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
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