Reimagining Legal Pluralism in Africa
Balancing Indigenous, State, and Religious Laws
Volume Editors:
Anthony C. Diala and Christa Rautenbach
This collection challenges the prevailing conflict of laws approach to the
interaction of state and indigenous legal systems. It introduces adaptive
legal pluralism as an alternative framework that emphasises dialogue
and engagement between these legal systems. By exploring a dialogic
approach to legal pluralism, the authors shed light on how it can
effectively address the challenges stemming from the colonial
imposition of industrial legal systems on Africa’s agrarian political
economies.
Biographical Note
Anthony C. Diala, Ph.D. (2016), is a distinguished Professor of African law
and Director of the Centre for Legal Integration in Africa at the
University of the Western Cape, South Africa. Renowned for his research,
he specialises in legal pluralism, comparative law, and human rights in
Africa.
Christa Rautenbach, LL.D. (2001), is a distinguished Professor of Law at
the North-West University, South Africa. A leading scholar in legal
pluralism and succession law, she has authored and edited key
publications, such as "Introduction to Legal Pluralism in South Africa"
(LexisNexis, 2021, 5th ed).
Readership
This comprehensive work is invaluable for scholars specialising in law,
anthropology, sociology, political science, and history. Moreover,
policymakers, legal practitioners, and development professionals
working in Africa will find it an essential resource for understanding and
navigating the complexities of legal pluralism in the African context.
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