A Clash of Legal Norms
This paper explores the reasons for proscribed sanctions and their effects on contemporary Ghana. I contend that the sacred office of the Ghanaian chief, which is legitimated by spiritual and legal norms, plays an ambivalent role in Ghana’s legal and political modernization. Using banishment as a ca...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Journal of law, religion and state
Year: 2017, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 87-116 |
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Ghana
chieftaincy
sovereignty
banishment
legal pluralism
customary law
human rights
legitimacy
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Volltext (Verlag) |