African Customary Law: An Introduction

African Customary Law: An Introduction
Author: Peter Onyango
Publisher: African Books Collective
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2013-12-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9966031928

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 International Relations at the University of Nairobi and he is a part-time lecturer at St. Pauls University. Among his publication are Cultural Gap and Economic Crisis in Africa and, Dholuo Grammar for Beginners.

The Future of African Customary Law

The Future of African Customary Law
Author: Jeanmarie Fenrich
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 563
Release: 2011-07-18
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1139497820

This book promotes discussion and understanding of customary law and explores its continued relevance in sub-Saharan Africa. It considers the characteristics of customary law and efforts to ascertain and codify customary law, and how this body of law differs in content, form and status from legislation and common law.