ISBN:
9789004685468
Language:
English
Pages:
XII, 329 Seiten
Series Statement:
Comparative law in global perspective volume 6
Series Statement:
Comparative law in global perspectives
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Mancuso, Salvatore, 1963- African law(s)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Mancuso, Salvatore, 1963 - African law(s)
Keywords:
Law
;
Comparative law
;
Afrika
;
Recht
;
Rechtsvergleich
Abstract:
"This book takes a comparative law perspective and proposes a new approach for researching law in Africa. Western theoretical perspectives in comparative law are too Eurocentric to fully catch the peculiarities and characteristics of the African "lawscape"-in short, they are inadequate for studying African law. In this book, Professor Salvatore Mancuso considers the law in Africa from a different perspective. Deeply rooted in the culture of the African people, this approach considers African legal culture with the same legitimacy as Western legal culture, setting a precedent for future policy-making decisions relating to legislative development in Africa"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Africa and comparative law -- Methodological aspects -- Characteristic features of law in Africa -- Regulating the African societies.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
