Domination Through Law - The Internationalization of Legal Norms in Postcolonial Africa

Through a comparative study of state reconstruction in Sierra Leone and Liberia, this book critically examines the impact of rule of law internationalization as a means of social domination in post-colonial Africa.

List of contents

PART I: Historical background

Chapter 1 - The rule of law in colonial and post-colonial Africa

Chapter 2 - The rule of law internationalization since the 1990s



PART II: The rule of law and the local economy

Chapter 3 - Opening local economies to neoliberal business?

Chapter 4 - Access to justice in the local economy



PART III: The rule of law and local balance of power

Chapter 5 - Law and the consolidation of power in transitional countries

Chapter 6 - Traditional justice and local power



PART IV: The rule of law and communal livelihood

Chapter 7 - Common law tradition and access to justice

Chapter 8 - Accessing justice outside the state

About the author

Mohamed Sesay is an Assistant Professor in Social Science at York University and a UKRI GCRF Visiting Fellow at the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security. Specializing in International Relations and Comparative Politics, his research focuses on transitional justice, rule of law, customary justice, peacebuilding, and post-conflict reconstruction particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Summary

Through a comparative study of state reconstruction in Sierra Leone and Liberia, this book critically examines the impact of rule of law internationalization as a means of social domination in post-colonial Africa.

Product details

• Authors: Mohamed Sesay
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781538146316
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-4631-6
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Kilombo: International Relations and Colonial Questions; Kilombo: International Relatio
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Colonialism & imperialism, Politics & government