Imperial justice : Africans in Empire's court / Bonny Ibhawoh.
By: Ibhawoh, Bonny [author.].
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TextPublisher: 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 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Appellate courts -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- History | Justice, Administration of -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- History | Great Britain. Privy Council. Judicial Committee -- HistoryAdditional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC 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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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.
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