African Legal Theory and Contemporary Problems Critical Essays /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Onazi, Oche (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, 29
• Subjects: Law.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Political science.; International education.; Comparative education.; Law > Philosophy.; Development economics.; Criminology.; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.; Philosophy of Law.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Regional and Cultural Studies.; Development Economics.; International and Comparative Education.

The book is a collection of essays, which aim to situate African legal theory in the context of the myriad of contemporary global challenges; from the prevalence of war to the misery of poverty and disease to the crises of the environment. Apart from being problems that have an indelible African mar...