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100 1 Onyoyo, Peter Onyango,|d1965-|0https://id.loc.gov/
authorities/names/nr2005011973|eauthor.
245 10 African customary law :|ban introduction /|cPeter Onyango.
264 1 Nairobi, Kenya ;|aKampala, Uganda :|bLawAfrica,|c2013.
264 4 |c©2013
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504 Includes bibliographical references.
505 0 Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; PREFACE; TABLE OF CASES; TABLE OF
STATUTES; INTRODUCTION; THE STUDY OF CUSTOMARY LAW
JUSTIFIED; SCOPE AND AIM; METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH;
CHAPTER ONE -THE NATURE OF AFRICAN CUSTOMARY LAW; 1.1
INTRODUCTION; 1.2 DEFINITION; 1.3 SUBJECTIVITY AND
OBJECTIVITY OF THE LAW; 1.4 DEFINITION FROM OTHER
SCHOLARS; 1.5 DEFINITION OF CUSTOMARY LAW; 1.6 SYSTEM; 1.7
LEGAL ETHNOGRAPHERS AND ANTHROPOLOGISTS; CHAPTER TWO -
NATURE, CHARACTERISTICS, LIMITS; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2
CUSTOMARY RULES AND PRACTICES; 2.3 CHARACTERISTICS.
505 8 2.4 contextualization and diversities2.6 scarce back-up
and low supportive political will; 2.7 lack of bargain
power; 2.8 inconsistency principle; 2.9 repugnancy
principle; 2.10 reliability; 2.11 oral form in the
judicial traditions; 2.12 civilization challenge; 2.13
proximity; 2.14 sources of law; chapter three -praxis of
customary law; 3.1 introduction; 3.2 kenya; 3.3 ethiopia;
3.4 somalia; 3.5 nigeria; 3.6 ghana; 3.7 south africa;
chapter four -- the use of customary law in other systems;
4.1 introduction; 4.2 british experience; 4.3 roman
experience; 4.4 indian experience.
505 8 CHAPTER FIVE -CONSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF CUSTOMARY LAW5.1
OLD CONSTITUTION; 5.2 NEW CONSTITUTION; 5.3 JUDICATURE ACT
OF 1967; 5.4 THE QUESTION OF RANK; 5.5 APPLICABILITY OF
CUSTOMARY LAW; CHAPTER SIX -- GENESIS AND UPHEAVALS OF THE
CUSTOMARY LAW; 6.1 INTRODUCTION; 6.2 BRITISH COLONIAL
RULINGS (ORDINANCES); 6.3 FALL AND RISE OF AFRICAN
CUSTOMARY LAW; 6.4 PRIORITIZING AFRICAN CUSTOMARY LAW;
6.4.1 Background Study of Facts; 6.4.2 Islamic Marriage
and Divorce; 6.4.3 Hindu Marriage and Divorce; 6.5
REVIVING AFRICAN TRADITION COURTS; 6.6 ABOLISHING AFRICAN
COURTS.
505 8 6.7 qualifying the role of the chief at african customary
lawchapter seven -quest for integrated system; 7.1
introduction; 7.2 conflict of laws; 7.3 development of
marriage law; 7.4 divorce and inheritance law; 7.5 law of
succession; 7.6 land law; 7.7 scholarly evaluation of the
integrated system; 7.8 more on succession; 7.9 laws of
inheritance in kenya; 7.10 uniform customary law; chapter
eight -- quest for african jurisprudence; 8.1
introduction; 8.2 the roadmap for africa; 8.3 ubuntu
concept; 8.4 linguistic challenge; 8.5 impediments towards
the integrated system; 8.6 colonial legacy.
505 8 CHAPTER NINE -- DETERMINING THE FUTURE9.1 INTRODUCTION;
9.2 DEALING WITH AUTHENTICITY ISSUE; 9.3 THE DILEMMA; 9.4
INTRIGUING QUESTIONS; 9.4.1 Witchcraft; 9.4.2 Female
Circumcision among some Tribes; 9.4.3 Dowry Law; 9.4.4
Bill On Dowry In Kenya; 9.5 LEGAL PRAGMATISM; CHAPTER TEN
-- CRITIQUES; 10.1 INTRODUCTION; 10.2 LACK OF CONFIDENCE
IN THE COURT; 10.2.1 Rwandan Experience; 10.2.2 Kangaroo
Court -- Kenyan Experience; 10.3 THE FATE OF CUSTOMARY
COURT; 10.3.1 Ghanian Experience; 10.3.2 Kenyan
Experience; 10.3.3 Ugandan Experience; 10.4 PUNISHMENT IN
CUSTOMARY LAW.
520 The author is a Don at the School of Law, University of
Nairobi Kenya and a development consultant with various
NGOs and other international bodies in Eastern Africa
region and Italy. He is a researcher and writer of
articles and texts on matters concerning law and culture.
Dr. Onyango is an expert in modern legal science with wide
knowledge of law ranging from comparative legal system,
international public law, ethics, philosophy, theology,
sociology, mass media and social realities today. He is
currently teaching Social Foundations of Law, Customary
Law, International Public Law and Internat.
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