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Imperial justice : Africans in Empire's court / Bonny Ibhawoh.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191748523.Subject(s): Appellate courts -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- History | Justice, Administration of -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- History | Great Britain. Privy Council. Judicial Committee -- History | Law
| Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199664849DDC classification: 347.603 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This is a vital study of the motivations of the British Imperial Appeal Courts and the tensions between the demands of imperial law and justice and those of African law and custom. Examining the central role of the Privy Council and the Courts, it reveals the impact of the colonized peoples in shaping the processes and outcomes of imperial justice.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is a vital study of the motivations of the British Imperial Appeal Courts and the tensions between the demands of imperial law and justice and those of African law and custom. Examining the central role of the Privy Council and the Courts, it reveals the impact of the colonized peoples in shaping the processes and outcomes of imperial justice.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 5, 2013).