| Description |
1 online resource (282 pages) |
| Contents |
Front cover; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Foreword: The Case for Traditional Jurisprudence in a Modern Nigerian Setting; Preface; Chapter One. Introduction; Chapter Two. Restorative Justice: Theoretical Perspectives; Chapter Three. The Custom/Law Debate in the African Context; Chapter Four. Nigeria in Post-Colonial Africa; Chapter Five. Historical Overview of Afikpo Town; Chapter Six. Indigenous Institutions of Conflict Resolution in Afikpo; Chapter Seven. Afikpo Women and the Traditional Justice System; Chapter Eight. Responding to Breach of Custom/ Regulations and Other Offenses |
| Summary |
Like most African societies, the Afikpo indigenous justice system employs restorative, transformative, and communitarian principles in conflict resolution. This study examines the principles and practices of the Afikpo (Eugbo) Nigeria indigenous justice system |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Dispute resolution (Law) -- Nigeria -- Afikpo
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Customary law -- Nigeria -- Afikpo
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Customary law
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Dispute resolution (Law)
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Nigeria -- Afikpo
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203960073 |
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0203960076 |
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