Possibilities for the incorporation of African indigenous procedures and mechanisms of dispute resolution in the administration of criminal justice in Nigeria
The pre-colonial African communities were ethnically and culturally diverse with no single dominant ethnic and religious group. Unwritten customary law and procedures were the means by which local communities resolved disputes in the absence of state authority. The laws were based on a common cultur...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2020
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Contemporary justice review
Year: 2020, Volume: 23, Issue: 4, Pages: 354-372 |
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