African customary law : an introduction / Dr. Peter Onyango (Dip, BA, Lic, PhD).
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Onyango, Peter, author.
Title
African customary law : an introduction / Dr. Peter Onyango (Dip, BA, Lic, PhD).
Published
Nairobi, Kenya : LawAfrica Publishing (K) Ltd., [2013]
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©2013
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KQC99 .O59 2013
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9789966031341
9966031340
9966031340
Description
xxii, 182 pages ; 21 cm
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(OCoLC)866563884
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-182).
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgement
ix
Preface
xi
Table of Cases
xvii
Table of Statutes
xix
Introduction
1
The Study of Customary Law Justified
4
Scope and Aim
7
Methodology and Approach
8
ch. 1
The Nature of African Customary Law
13
1.1.
Introduction
13
1.2.
Definition
13
1.3.
Subjectivity and Objectivity of Law
14
1.4.
Definition from other Scholars
15
1.5.
Definition of Customary Law
18
1.6.
System
19
1.7.
Legal Ethnographers and Anthropologists
19
ch. 2
Nature, Characteristics, Limits
29
2.1.
Introduction
29
2.2.
Customary Rules and Practices
29
2.3.
Characteristics
31
2.4.
Contextualization and Diversities
35
2.5.
Languages
35
2.6.
Scarce Back-up and Low Supportive Political Will
38
2.7.
Lack of Bargain Power
41
2.8.
Inconsistency Principle
42
2.9.
Repugnancy Principle
43
2.10.
Reliability
46
2.11.
Oral Form in the Judicial Traditions
48
2.12.
Civilisation Challenge
48
2.13.
Proximity
50
2.14.
Sources of Law
52
ch. 3
Praxis of Customary Law
55
3.1.
Introduction
55
3.2.
Kenya
55
3.3.
Ethiopia
58
3.4.
Somalia
60
3.5.
Nigeria
61
3.6.
Ghana
63
3.7.
South Africa
64
ch. 4
The Use of Customary Law in other Systems
67
4.1.
Introduction
67
4.2.
British Experience
67
4.3.
Roman Experience
68
4.4.
Indian Experience
72
ch. 5
Constitutional Analysis of Customary Law
73
5.1.
Old Constitution
73
5.2.
New Constitution
74
5.3.
Judicature Act of 1967
75
5.4.
The Question of Rank
76
5.5.
Applicability of Customary Law
76
ch. 6
Genesis and Upheavals of Customary Law
77
6.1.
Introduction
77
6.2.
British Colonial Rulings (Ordinances)
77
6.3.
Fall and Rise of African Customary Law
78
6.4.
Prioritizing African Customary Law
81
6.5.
Reviving African Traditional Courts
82
6.6.
Abolishing African Courts
85
6.7.
Qualifying the Role of the Chief at African Customary Law
86
ch. 7
Quest for Integrated System
91
7.1.
Introduction
91
7.2.
Conflict of Laws
91
7.3.
Development of Marriage Law
93
7.4.
Divorce and Inheritance Law
94
7.5.
Law of Succession
95
7.6.
Land Law
95
7.7.
Scholarly Evaluation of the Integrated System
97
7.8.
More on Succession
100
7.9.
Laws of Inheritance in Kenya
101
7.10.
Uniform Customary Law
104
ch. 8
Quest For African Jurisprudence
109
8.1.
Introduction
109
8.2.
The Road Map for Africa
110
8.3.
Ubuntu Concept
113
8.4.
Linguistic Challenge
117
8.5.
Impediments towards the Integrated System
121
8.6.
Colonial Legacy
121
ch. 9
Determining the Future
125
9.1.
Introduction
125
9.2.
Dealing with Authenticity Issue
127
9.3.
The Dilemma
129
9.4.
Intriguing Questions
131
ch. 10
Critique
143
10.1.
Introduction
143
10.2.
Lack of Confidence in the Court
143
10.3.
The Fate of Customary Court
147
10.4.
Punishment in Customary Law
150
10.5.
The Perspective of International Justice System
153
ch. 11
Protagonist in the Primitive Law
157
11.1.
Introduction
157
11.2.
The Dream is on
158
11.3.
T.O Elias et al
159
Summary and Conclusion
163
Annex
167
Glossary
169
Selected Bibliography
175