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Law and Justice in Post-British Nigeria Conflicts and Interactions Between Native and Foreign Systems of Social Control in Igbo
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Nonso Okereafoezeke
Book Code: GM1308
ISBN: 0-313-31308-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31308-0
256 pages, figures, mapes, photos, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 11/30/2001
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Series Title: Contributions in Comparative Colonial Studies
Series Number: 43
Description: Based on data from Nigeria's Igbo, this book examines the roles of the native and the foreign, English-style justice systems in the administration of law and justice in Nigeria. Okereafoezeke looks at the nature of colonially imposed justice in Nigeria and the relationship between informal and formal justice in the country through the use of case studies. He concludes that the imposed English-style justice system is incapable of dealing with Nigeria's social control problems because it does not anticipate and manage the wide range of issues that the native systems do. Thus, the focus of future social control should rightly be on the native system. Okereafoezeke considers three main aspects of justice in contemporary Igbo: Law Making, Law Application (Case Processing), and Enforcement of Judicial Decisions. For each of these areas, he includes discussion of methods, steps, and procedures followed. Findings demonstrate that Nigeria's native justice systems work exceedingly well, even in the very harsh British-imposed, Nigerian-sustained official climate. The study also offers recommendations for repositioning Nigeria's native justice systems for improved social control.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction to the Research Population
  • Nature of Native Versus Colonially Imposed Justice in Nigeria: Dimensions of Informal and Formal Justice
  • Colonial Rule, Justice Issues, and Postcolonial Problems
  • Informal Versus Formal Justice
  • Survey of Cases and Application of Themes and Descriptors
  • Aspects of Justice in Contemporary Traditional Igbo
  • Law-making Techniques in Contemporary Traditional Igbo and the Growth of Nigeria's Native Justice Systems
  • Methods and Procedures for the Application of Igbo Traditions, Customs, and Laws
  • Enforcement of Igbo Judicial Decisions
  • Future of the Native/Foreign Justice Interface in Nigeria
  • Interactions Between Nigeria's Native and Foreign Justice
  • Criminological Theory Implications of Nigeria's Official Policies, Practices, and Idiosyncrasies on the Native Justice Systems
  • Future Social Control: Synthesizing Native, Foreign, Unofficial, and Official Controls
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Glossary
LC Card Number: 2001023853
LCC Class: KTA3409
Dewey Class: 347
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