Revolutionary Law and Order: Politics and Social Change in the USSR.

1977 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 560
Author(s):  
Chris Osakwe ◽  
Peter H. Juviler
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Law And Order

The Awka Civil War (1902–1904) and the Legal Basis for Its Resolution

Matatu ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-308
Author(s):  
Clifford Ezekwe Nwanna
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Civil War ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Legal Basis ◽  
Law And Order ◽  
The People ◽  
Customary Laws

Most Western legal philosophers did not have Africa in mind when institutionalzing the meaning of law; hence, they consider African customary law as obscure and undesirable. This Western notion of the African judicial system is misleading—there was no record of breakdown of law and order in pre-colonial Africa, where only customary laws operated. This essay examines the consequences of the imposition of the Western legal system on Africa using the Awka civil war (1900–1904) as an example. The study reveals that the African traditional legal system was broadly accepted by the people as a means of providing stability, certainty, and social change. It represents the indigenous and authentic law of the people.

Revolutionary Law and Order: Political and Social Change in the USSR

1978 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 351
Author(s):  
Jane P. Shapiro ◽  
Peter H. Juviler
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Law And Order
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