Format:
Online-Ressource (xviii, 371 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0253215773
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0253342058
Content:
In Eritrea, state, traditional, and religious laws equally prevail, but any of these legal systems may be put into play depending upon the individual or individuals involved in a legal dispute. Because of conflicting laws, it has been difficult for Eritreans to come to a consensus on what constitutes their legal system. In Blood, Land, and Sex, Lyda Favali and Roy Pateman examine the roles of the state, ethnic groups, religious groups, and the international community in several key areas of Eritrean law -
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Facts and Ideas: The Struggle for Power and Legitimacy; 2. From Tradition to Globalization; 3. Changing Leadership, Unchanging Law; 4. The Transitional Period and Attempts at Legal Reform; 5. From Blood Feud and Blood Money to the State Settlement of Murder Cases; 6. Land Tenure on the Highland Plateau; 7. Land Disputes and Conflict Resolution; 8. The Virgin, the Wife, the Spinster, and the Concubine: Gender Roles and Gender Relations; 9. Female Genital Mutilation: Symbol, Tradition, or Survival?
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10. Creating Space in a Changing World for Traditional and Religious LawGlossary; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780253342058
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Blood, Land, and Sex : Legal and Political Pluralism in Eritrea
Language:
English
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