An Introduction to African Legal Philosophy

An Introduction to African Legal Philosophy

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  • Author: John Murungi
  • Publisher: Lexington Books
  • ISBN: 0739174673
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 238

This is an introductory book on African legal philosophy. The book claims that African legal philosophy exists and is intelligible in the context of African culture, just as every other legal philosophy has its cultural foundation. What law is, how it is thought, how it is interpreted, and how it is applied takes place with thing the parameters of African culture. At a time when the imposition of Western culture on Africans has to be reckoned with, African legal philosophy is, in part, a response to this imposition. It ought to have a liberating effect.


An Introduction to African Philosophy

An Introduction to African Philosophy

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  • Author: Samuel Oluoch Imbo
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
  • ISBN: 9780847688418
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 180

Organized topically rather than historically, this book provides an excellent introduction to the subject of African Philosophy. Samuel Oluoch Imbo synthesizes the ideas of key African philosophers into an accessible narrative. The author focuses on five central questions: What are the definitions of African philosophy? Is ethno-philosophy really philosophy? What are the dangers of an African philosophy that claims to be 'unique'? Can African philosophy be done in foreign languages such as English and French? Are there useful ways to make connections between African philosophy, African American philosophy, and women's studies? By making cross-disciplinary and transnational connections, Imbo stakes out an important place for African philosophy. Imbo's book is an invaluable introduction to this dynamic and growing area of study.


African Philosophy

African Philosophy

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  • Author: Richard A. Wright
  • Publisher: Lanham : University Press of America
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Philosophy, African
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 350

The aim of the book is thus to present, substantively, significant writing on African Philosophy, in a form which will be useful both in the classroom and in the library of those interested in Africa.


Africanizing African Legal Ethics

Africanizing African Legal Ethics

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  • Author: John Murungi
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1000762548
  • Category : Law
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 165

This book is a philosophical inquiry into indigenous African legal ethics, asking what is African about African legal ethics? Taking us beyond a geographical understanding of Africa, the author argues for an African legal ethics that is distinct from non-African African legal ethics which are rooted in Euro-Western constructions. De-silencing African voices on African legal ethics this book decolonizes the prevailing wisdom on legal ethics and broadens our understanding of how law in Africa bears on ethics in Africa or, conversely, on how ethics bears on law in Africa. This book will be of interest to scholars of African philosophy, philosophy of law, and legal ethics.


African Legal Theory and Contemporary Problems

African Legal Theory and Contemporary Problems

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  • Author: Oche Onazi
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • ISBN: 9400775377
  • Category : Law
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 293

The book is a collection of essays, which aim to situate African legal theory in the context of the myriad of contemporary global challenges; from the prevalence of war to the misery of poverty and disease to the crises of the environment. Apart from being problems that have an indelible African mark on them, a common theme that runs throughout the essays in this book is that African legal theory has been excluded, under-explored or under-theorised in the search for solutions to such contemporary problems. The essays make a modest attempt to reverse this trend. The contributors investigate and introduce readers to the key issues, questions, concepts, impulses and problems that underpin the idea of African legal theory. They outline the potential offered by African legal theory and open up its key concepts and impulses for critical scrutiny. This is done in order to develop a better understanding of the extent to which African legal theory can contribute to discourses seeking to address some of the challenges that confront African and non-African societies alike.


An Introduction to African Legal Culture

An Introduction to African Legal Culture

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  • Author: O. B. Olaoba
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Culture and law
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 92


Philosophy of Law

Philosophy of Law

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  • Author: Raymond Wacks
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0199687005
  • Category : Law
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 169

Raymond Wacks reveals the intriguing and challenging nature of legal philosophy, exploring the notion of law and its role in our lives. He refers to key thinkers from Aristotle to Rawls, from Bentham to Derrida and looks at the central questions behind legal theory, and law's relation to justice, morality, and democracy.


The Golden Book

The Golden Book

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  • Author: Charles Mwalimu
  • Publisher: Peter Lang
  • ISBN: 9781433108488
  • Category : Christianity and law
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 1118

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An African Path to Disability Justice

An African Path to Disability Justice

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  • Author: Oche Onazi
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 303035850X
  • Category : Law
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 194

How should disability justice be conceptualised, not by orthodox human rights or capabilities approaches, but by a legal philosophy that mirrors an African relational community ideal? This book develops the first comprehensive answer to this question through the contemporary literature on African philosophy, which is relied upon to construct a legal philosophy of disability justice comprising of ethical ideals of community, human relationships and obligations. From these ideals, an African legal philosophy of disability justice is offered as a criterion for critically evaluating existing laws, legal and political institutions, as well as providing an ethical basis for creating new ones to ensure that they are inclusive to people with disabilities. In taking an alternative perspective on the subject, the book outlines and emphasises the need for a new public culture of obligations owed to people with disabilities, highlighting both the prospects and difficulties of achieving the ideal of disability justice that continues to elude the lived experiences of millions of Africans today. Oche Onazi's An African Path to Disability Justice is the first book-length exploration of disability in the light of African ethics, as contrasted with the human rights and capabilities frameworks. Of particular interest are Onazi's thoughtful reflections on how various conceptions of community salient in African moral philosophy––including group-based, reciprocal and relational––bear on what we owe to the disabled. --Thaddeus Metz, Distinguished Professor, University of Johannesburg


Human Dignity in African Philosophy

Human Dignity in African Philosophy

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  • Author: Motsamai Molefe
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3030932176
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 85

This book throws a spotlight on the under-explored African perspective on the mercurial concept of human dignity. To do so, it employs two strategies. In the first instance, it considers African theories of human dignity: (1) vitality; (2) community; (3) Personhood. Secondly, it explores the plausibility of these theories by applying them to select applied ethics themes, specifically: animal ethics, disability ethics and euthanasia. The aim of this book is not to argue for the plausibility of these African theories, but to familiarize the global audience of philosophy, ethics and related disciplines (legal studies, sociology, bioethics and so on) with a neglected African perspective on this vital concept. The books is aimed at scholars of philosophy interested in non-European and specifically African perspective.