Application of Muslim Family Law as a Form of Customary Law in Accra, Ghana
Abstract This article examines the central role of the malam (Islamic scholar) in the application of Muslim family law in a legal plural tradition in Accra, Ghana. It demonstrates that the role of the malam as a legal actor is one which is not self-ascribed, yet his deployment of such role is signif...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2020
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Islamic Africa
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 232-251 |
| Further subjects: | B
Customary law
B Legal pluralism B Ghana B malamai / malam B Muslim family law |
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