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Reconstructing Law and Justice in a Postcolony (Paperback)
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Reconstructing Law and Justice in a Postcolony (Paperback)
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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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