Gordon R Woodman
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 113541 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Gordon R Woodman |
| PRENOMES | Gordon R |
| SOBRENOME | Woodman |
| ASSINATURA | WOODMAN G R |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Birmingham |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1966 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2015 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
African Legal Systems
Africa and Its Constitutional Development
Constitutional Democracy in Africa in 5 volumes by Ben NwabuezeSpectrum Books, Nigeria, 2004, 2092 pp., ISBN 9-78029-432-5, £250.00 In his foreword to this work, the late Julius Nyerere described it as “at once magis terial and authoritative; ... learned and erudite without being pedantic, critical, incisive and perceptive without being carping, informative and comprehensive without being tedious.” The author, Professor Nwabueze, a leading consti…
Customary Law in Common Law Systems
Summaries How can the idea of the ‘rule of law’ be made a reality for ordinary people in African countries where customary law still underpins popular experience of ‘law as practice’? It is argued that the idea of law itself should include all non?state ‘normative orders’ that are known, acceptable and pre?determined, as well as state law. What is called customary law is often closer to observed social norms (practised law) than the state law imp…
International Bibliography of African Customary Law
Effa Okupa, International Bibliography of African Customary Law: ius non scriptu. IAI Monographs 4. London: International African Institute; Hamburg: Lit Verlag, 1998, 256 pp., £0.00, ISBN 3 8258 4009 3 paperback. - Volume 71 Issue 3
Ideological Combat and Social Observation
(1998). Ideological Combat and Social Observation. The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law: Vol. 30, No. 42, pp. 21-59
The Plight of Indigenous Peoples in the Struggle between State Law and Folk Law
Legal Pluralism and the Search for Justice
Twenty-four years ago Henry Morris and Jim Read, in Indirect Rule and the Search for Justice , provided a wealth of illuminating information about the history of the legal systems of the East African colonial states. But an even greater merit of their book than its detailed data is its coherence and depth of analysis. These result from their adherence to a constant reference point, the "search for justice". This concept may still be useful in the…
Richard Rathbone, Murder and Politics in Colonial Ghana. New Haven & London
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Essentials of an Akan Customary Marriage
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The Peculiar Policy of Recognition of Indigenous Laws in British Colonial Africa – A Preliminary Discussion
VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee , Seite 273 - 284
Indigenous Law and the State
Land Title Registration Without Prejudice
Professor Antony Allott's first studies of law in Africa were of Ghanaian land law. From an early date he has discussed issues of land title registration in Africa. It is therefore fitting in this celebratory number to note that Ghana, after many years of debate and delays, recently enacted a statute providing for the registration of interests in land throughout the country. It is planned that the Land Title Registration Law, 1986 (P.N.D.C.L. 152…
Kinderschaftsrecht in Tanzania, unter besonderer Berucksichtigung des Rechts der Sukuma. [Child Law in Tanzania, with Special Reference to the Law of the Sukuma]
Ghana Reforms the Law of Intestate Succession
Four interrelated reforms in the private law of Ghana were promulgated by the ruling Provisional National Defence Council (P.N.D.C.) on 14 June, 1985: the Intestate Succession Law, 1985 (P.N.D.C.L. Ill); the Customary Marriage and Divorce (Registration) Law, 1985 (P.N.D.C.L. 112); the Administration of Estates (Amendment) Law, 1985 (P.N.D.C.L. 113); and the Head of Family (Accountability) Law, 1985 (P.N.D.C.L. 114). The Intestate Succession Law r…
Dworkin's “Right Answer” Thesis and the Frustration of Legislative Intent—a Case‐study on the Leasehold Reform Act
When an Order for Specific Performance Fails
Moslem Law in Nigeria
The sole issue of importance in this case was the choice of law for determining entitlement to the estate. The most remarkable of the court's holdings is the proposition that Moslem law governs the estate of an intestate Moslem because it is the customary law to which he was subject. Before discussing this it is necessary to examine the line of reasoning by which it was reached
The Family as a Corporation in Ghanaian and Nigerian Law
British Legislation as a Source of Ghanaian Law
VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee , Seite 19 - 32
The Ghana Conveyancing Decree, 1973, and the Customary Law
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Acquiescence in English Law and the Customary Land Law of Ghana and Nigeria
The courts in Ghana and Nigeria apply indigenous customary law in a large proportion of cases, particularly those involving family relationships or land. During the past century the courts have done much to clarify this law and adapt it to rapidly changing social conditions. One such adaptation is the subject of this article. The English doctrine of acquiescence has been imported to fill what appeared in new circumstances to be a deficiency in th…
Estoppel by Judicial Decision in Ghana
In Ghana most land cases are determined according to Ghanaian customary law. One question, however, has since early colonial times always been decided by common-law principles: the question whether a party is estopped by previous litigation from making a claim. 2 Thus a court often applies common law to determine whether an issue may be raised, and then, having given an affirmative answer, applies customary law to determine its validity. The cour…
Developments in Pledges of Land in Ghanaian Customary Law
There are two principal methods whereby land may be used as security for a loan in Ghana. One is the customary law transaction called a mortgage by Sarbah. 2 The other is the common law mortgage. It will be convenient to refer to the customary law transaction as a “pledge”, because the creditor obtains possession of the land, and the present article is not concerned with the use of chattels as security. Accordingly, “mortgage” will always mean a …
The Scheme of Subordinate Tenures of Land in Ghana
Journal Article The Scheme of Subordinate Tenures of Land in Ghana Get access Gordon Woodman Gordon Woodman 1Gordon Woodman is Lecturer in the Law Faculty, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; formerly he was Lecturer in the Law faculty, University of Ghana. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Journal of Comparative Law, Volume 15, Issue 3, Summer 1966, Pages 457–477, https://doi.org/10.2307/838277 P…
Legal Pluralism and the Search for Justice
Twenty-four years ago Henry Morris and Jim Read, in Indirect Rule and the Search for Justice , provided a wealth of illuminating information about the history of the legal systems of the East African colonial states. But an even greater merit of their book than its detailed data is its coherence and depth of analysis. These result from their adherence to a constant reference point, the "search for justice". This concept may still be useful in the…
Indigenous Law and the State
Customary Law in Common Law Systems
Summaries How can the idea of the ‘rule of law’ be made a reality for ordinary people in African countries where customary law still underpins popular experience of ‘law as practice’? It is argued that the idea of law itself should include all non?state ‘normative orders’ that are known, acceptable and pre?determined, as well as state law. What is called customary law is often closer to observed social norms (practised law) than the state law imp…
British Legislation as a Source of Ghanaian Law
VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee , Seite 19 - 32
The Scheme of Subordinate Tenures of Land in Ghana
Journal Article The Scheme of Subordinate Tenures of Land in Ghana Get access Gordon Woodman Gordon Woodman 1Gordon Woodman is Lecturer in the Law Faculty, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; formerly he was Lecturer in the Law faculty, University of Ghana. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Journal of Comparative Law, Volume 15, Issue 3, Summer 1966, Pages 457–477, https://doi.org/10.2307/838277 P…
The Scheme of Subordinate Tenures of Land in Ghana
Journal Article The Scheme of Subordinate Tenures of Land in Ghana Get access Gordon Woodman Gordon Woodman 1Gordon Woodman is Lecturer in the Law Faculty, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; formerly he was Lecturer in the Law faculty, University of Ghana. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Journal of Comparative Law, Volume 15, Issue 3, Summer 1966, Pages 457–477, https://doi.org/10.2307/838277 P…
Developments in Pledges of Land in Ghanaian Customary Law
There are two principal methods whereby land may be used as security for a loan in Ghana. One is the customary law transaction called a mortgage by Sarbah. 2 The other is the common law mortgage. It will be convenient to refer to the customary law transaction as a “pledge”, because the creditor obtains possession of the land, and the present article is not concerned with the use of chattels as security. Accordingly, “mortgage” will always mean a …
Estoppel by Judicial Decision in Ghana
In Ghana most land cases are determined according to Ghanaian customary law. One question, however, has since early colonial times always been decided by common-law principles: the question whether a party is estopped by previous litigation from making a claim. 2 Thus a court often applies common law to determine whether an issue may be raised, and then, having given an affirmative answer, applies customary law to determine its validity. The cour…
Acquiescence in English Law and the Customary Land Law of Ghana and Nigeria
The courts in Ghana and Nigeria apply indigenous customary law in a large proportion of cases, particularly those involving family relationships or land. During the past century the courts have done much to clarify this law and adapt it to rapidly changing social conditions. One such adaptation is the subject of this article. The English doctrine of acquiescence has been imported to fill what appeared in new circumstances to be a deficiency in th…
The Ghana Conveyancing Decree, 1973, and the Customary Law
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Family as a Corporation in Ghanaian and Nigerian Law
British Legislation as a Source of Ghanaian Law
VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee , Seite 19 - 32
Moslem Law in Nigeria
The sole issue of importance in this case was the choice of law for determining entitlement to the estate. The most remarkable of the court's holdings is the proposition that Moslem law governs the estate of an intestate Moslem because it is the customary law to which he was subject. Before discussing this it is necessary to examine the line of reasoning by which it was reached
When an Order for Specific Performance Fails
Dworkin's “Right Answer” Thesis and the Frustration of Legislative Intent—a Case‐study on the Leasehold Reform Act
Ghana Reforms the Law of Intestate Succession
Four interrelated reforms in the private law of Ghana were promulgated by the ruling Provisional National Defence Council (P.N.D.C.) on 14 June, 1985: the Intestate Succession Law, 1985 (P.N.D.C.L. Ill); the Customary Marriage and Divorce (Registration) Law, 1985 (P.N.D.C.L. 112); the Administration of Estates (Amendment) Law, 1985 (P.N.D.C.L. 113); and the Head of Family (Accountability) Law, 1985 (P.N.D.C.L. 114). The Intestate Succession Law r…
Land Title Registration Without Prejudice
Professor Antony Allott's first studies of law in Africa were of Ghanaian land law. From an early date he has discussed issues of land title registration in Africa. It is therefore fitting in this celebratory number to note that Ghana, after many years of debate and delays, recently enacted a statute providing for the registration of interests in land throughout the country. It is planned that the Land Title Registration Law, 1986 (P.N.D.C.L. 152…
Kinderschaftsrecht in Tanzania, unter besonderer Berucksichtigung des Rechts der Sukuma. [Child Law in Tanzania, with Special Reference to the Law of the Sukuma]
The Peculiar Policy of Recognition of Indigenous Laws in British Colonial Africa – A Preliminary Discussion
VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee , Seite 273 - 284
Indigenous Law and the State
Essentials of an Akan Customary Marriage
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Richard Rathbone, Murder and Politics in Colonial Ghana. New Haven & London
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Legal Pluralism and the Search for Justice
Twenty-four years ago Henry Morris and Jim Read, in Indirect Rule and the Search for Justice , provided a wealth of illuminating information about the history of the legal systems of the East African colonial states. But an even greater merit of their book than its detailed data is its coherence and depth of analysis. These result from their adherence to a constant reference point, the "search for justice". This concept may still be useful in the…
The Plight of Indigenous Peoples in the Struggle between State Law and Folk Law
Ideological Combat and Social Observation
(1998). Ideological Combat and Social Observation. The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law: Vol. 30, No. 42, pp. 21-59
Customary Law in Common Law Systems
Summaries How can the idea of the ‘rule of law’ be made a reality for ordinary people in African countries where customary law still underpins popular experience of ‘law as practice’? It is argued that the idea of law itself should include all non?state ‘normative orders’ that are known, acceptable and pre?determined, as well as state law. What is called customary law is often closer to observed social norms (practised law) than the state law imp…
International Bibliography of African Customary Law
Effa Okupa, International Bibliography of African Customary Law: ius non scriptu. IAI Monographs 4. London: International African Institute; Hamburg: Lit Verlag, 1998, 256 pp., £0.00, ISBN 3 8258 4009 3 paperback. - Volume 71 Issue 3
Africa and Its Constitutional Development
Constitutional Democracy in Africa in 5 volumes by Ben NwabuezeSpectrum Books, Nigeria, 2004, 2092 pp., ISBN 9-78029-432-5, £250.00 In his foreword to this work, the late Julius Nyerere described it as “at once magis terial and authoritative; ... learned and erudite without being pedantic, critical, incisive and perceptive without being carping, informative and comprehensive without being tedious.” The author, Professor Nwabueze, a leading consti…
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