CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE V
3. CONTRIBUTORS VII
4. CONTENTS IX
5. PART I. THEORETICAL INTRODUCTION
6. 1. Introduction 1
7. 2. The Sociological Framework of Law 24
8. PART II. TRADITIONAL LEGAL SYSTEMS
9. 3. Land Law in the Making 51
10. 4. Justice and Judgment among the Southern lbo under Colonial Rule 79
11. 5. A Traditional Legal System: The Kuba 97
12. 6. Reasonableness and Responsibility in the Law of Segmentary Societies 120
13. PART III. ADAPTATION AND DIRECTED CHANGE
14. 7. The Adaptation of Muslim Law in Sub-Saharan Africa 149
15. 8. L'Evolution de la législation dans les pays africains d'expression française et à Madagascar 165
16. 9. The Evolution of Law and Government in Modem Africa 184
17. 10. The Adaptation of Customary Family Law in South Africa 196
18. 11. The Future of African Law 216
19. NOTES 241
20. BIBLIOGRAPHY 259
21. INDEX 267