Comparative law in Africa : methodologies and concepts /

Comparative law in Africa : methodologies and concepts / Salvatore Mancuso (University of Cape Town), Charles M. Fombad (University of Pretoria), editors. - ix, 185 pages ; 25 cm - Comparative law in Africa book series . - Comparative law in Africa book series. .

Outcome of an inaugural methodology workshop held October 22-24, 2012, and hosted by the Centre for Comparative Law in Africa at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Africanisation of legal education programmes : the need for comparative legal studies / Comparative law in the African context / Methodological approaches to comparative legal studies in Africa / Comparative legal studies in Africa : a methodological way /rKebreab Habte Michael -- Researching and teaching (comparative) law in Africa / Applying the tool of comparative law to the study of Africa's multiple development pathways / Legal salmon : comparative law and its role in Africa / The role of African comparative legal studies in the development of law in Africa as illustrated by OHADA in Cameroon / Responding to Zambia's 'mixed' legal system : seeking a 'visibly' comparative approach to law studies / The meeting of comparative law and legal anthropology in Africa / The collection and codification of customary law in force in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau / A new approach to African comparative law in the field of business law : comparison of cases from different jurisdictions / Human rights and business law in the African context / Charles Manga Fombad -- Salvatore Mancuso -- Chris Nwachukwu Okeke -- Ignazio Castellucci -- Ada Ordor -- Mathilda Twomey -- Claire Moore Dickerson -- Mulela Margaret Munalula -- Thomas W. Bennett -- Fernando Loureiro Bastos -- Mahutodji Jimmy Vital Kodo -- Moussa Samb.

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