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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
ISBN: 0-313-31308-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31308-0
256 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 11/30/2001
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £76.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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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
About the Author: NONSO OKEREAFOEZEKE is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Western Carolina
LCC Class: 347
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