Nonso Okafo

Reconstructing Law and Justice in a Postcolony (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on data from a cross-section of postcolonial nations across the world and on a detailed case-study of Nigeria, this book examines the experience of recreating law and justice in postcolonial societies. The author's definition of postcolonial societies includes countries that have emerged from external colonial rule, such as Nigeria and India as well as societies that have overcome internal dominations, such as Afghanistan and Iraq. Suggesting that restructuring a system of law and justice must involve a consideration of the traditions, customs and native laws of a society as well as the official, often foreign rules, this volume examines how ethnically complex nations resolve disputes, whether criminal or civil, through a combination of formal and informal social control systems. This book is unique in its concern with how the average citizens of a postcolonial society can play more active parts in their nation's law and justice, and how modern and increasingly urban societies can learn from indigenous peoples and institutions, which are more informal in their approaches to problem-solving. The concluding chapter looks at the possibility of an increased role for civil as opposed to criminal response in the social control system of a postcolonial society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317070269
• Artikelnr.: 44875998

Autorenporträt

Nonso Okafo is Professor in the Criminal Justice Graduate Program of Norfolk State University, Virginia. Before taking his PhD at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, he practised as a lawyer in Nigeria. He is the author of Law and Justice in Post-British Nigeria (2002).

Inhaltsangabe

Series Editor's Preface, Biko Agozino
Introduction
Part 1 Customary Law Foundations of Modern Law and Justice
Chapter 1 Are Traditions, Customs, and Native Laws Impotent in the Face of Modernity?
Part 2 Indigenous Versus Foreign Social Controls in Twelve Selected Countries
intro2 Introduction to Part 2
Chapter 2 Indigenous Versus Foreign Controls in Selected Countries: Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Saudi Arabia
Chapter 3 Indigenous Versus Foreign Controls in Selected Countries: Brazil, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
Chapter 4 Indigenous Versus Foreign Controls in Selected Countries: Australia, Canada, Japan, United States of America
Chapter 4a Part 2 Summary and Conclusion: Lessons from the Countries Surveyed
Part 3 Elements in Law and Justice Reconstruction
intro3 Introduction to Part 3
Chapter 5 Obstacles to Indigenizing Law and Justice: A Case Study of Post-British Nigeria
Chapter 6 Model Law and Justice: Legislation and Enforcement
Chapter 7 Model Law and Justice: Adjudication and Corrections
Part 4 For a Fresh Philosophy of Justice
intro4 Introduction to Part 4
Chapter 8 Sharing the Responsibility of Law and Justice Renewal
Chapter 8a Summary and Conclusion: Checking the Excesses of Official Criminalization in a Postcolony: Towards Increased Role for Civil Response in a Reconstructed Justice System Appendix A