The Future of African Customary Law

Part I. The Nature and Future of Customary Law: 1. A survey of customary laws in Africa in search of lessons for the future Gordon R. Woodman; 2. The living customary law in African legal systems: where to now? Chuma Himonga; 3. The future of customary law in Africa Abdulmumini Oba; Part II. Ascertainment, Application and Codification of Customary Law: 4. The quest for customary law Janine Ubink; 5. The withering province of customary law in Kenya: a case of design or indifference George O. Otieno Ochich; 6. The 'code of Lerotholi': using custom as an instrument of social and political control in Lesotho Laurence Juma; 7. Traditional authorities: custodians of customary law development? Manfred O. Hinz; 8. Engaging legal dualism: paralegal organizations and customary law in Sierra Leone and Liberia Chi Mgbako and Kristina Scurry Baehr; 9. The future of customary law in Ghana Joseph B. Akamba and Isidore Tufuor; Part III. The Role and Power of Traditional Authorities: 10. Traditional courts in the 21st century Digby Sqhelo Koyana; 11. Demise or resilience: customary law and chieftainship in Botswana in the 21st century Wazha G. Morapedi; 12. Traditional leadership and governance in modern Ghana: challenges, problems and opportunities Ernest Kofi Abotsi and Paolo Galizzi; Part IV. Customary Land, Property Rights and Succession: 13. Entrapment or freedom: enforcing customary property rights regimes in common law Africa Sandra F. Joireman; 14. Romancing customary land tenure: the neo-liberal suitor wooing the shadow Janet Chikaya-Banda; 15. Reform of customary law of inheritance and succession: the final nail in the customary law of inheritance and succession coffin? Willemien du Plessis and Christa Rautenbach; Part V. Customary Criminal Law: 16. State systems of criminal justice and customary law crimes Thomas Bennett; 17. Gacaca in Rwanda: customary law in case of genocide Roelof H. Haveman; Part VI. Customary Law, Human Rights and Gender Equality: 18. Customary law, gender equality, and the family: the promise and limits of a choice paradigm Tracy E. Higgins and Jeanmarie Fenrich; 19. African customary law and women's human rights in Uganda Ben Kiromba Twinomugisha; 20. Women's rights, customary law and the promise of the protocol on the rights of women in Africa Johanna Bond; 21. From contemporary African customary laws to indigenous African law: identifying ancient African human rights and good governance sensitive principles as a tool to promote culturally meaningful socio-legal reforms Fatou Kine Camara.