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There has existed the nave assumption that until the unsolicited
advent of colonialism, the so-called "noble and savage" tribes had
no legal system worthy of attention. The Igbo people were not
exempted from this assumption. Justice itself cannot be realized
outside a system of law and its institutions. It is a system in
which law is a vital aspect of man's culture and social existence;
embodying the collective will of the community and binding the
members of that community in a unity of purpose. In all of these,
the exercise of reason is essential and indispensable. In the face
of the colonial and neo-colonial assumption of the non-existence of
law, the evidence on the ground suggests something totally
different. If anything, that evidence shows that the assumption was
an essential part of the ideology of colonialism and an important
psychological armour which, in conjunction with the Bible and
gun-powder, helped to bring about the physical, political,
economic, and mental domination of non-Europeans. In this book, an
attempt is made to elucidate the logical features of some
fundamental concepts and phrases related to justice, dispute
settlement, and the organization of life and work in Igbo
communities in Aniocha north local government area of Delta State.
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