Henry Francis Morris
Biographic Data
| ID | 4893042 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Henry Francis Morris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Henry Francis |
| FAMILY NAME | Morris |
| SIGNATURE | MORRIS H F |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1964 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Development of Statutory Marriage Law in Twentieth Century British Colonial Africa
Professor Zabel has traced the genesis of the Gold Coast/Lagos Marriage Ordinance of 1884. This article will show the manner in which this Ordinance was to proliferate (subject to modifications in content and application) to all British territories between the Sahara and the Zambesi, with the one exception of the Gambia. The story is a complex one, to which full justice cannot be done in the scope of a single article, and it is also one which thr…
Marriage Laws in Africa
Two Early Surveys of Native Courts in Uganda
The Entebbe Secretariat archives contain two interesting sets of reports on native courts compiled by district officers at the request of the Government in 1909 and 1926 respectively. The interest of the 1909 reports lies principally in the high degree of development and formalisation of the courts in the kingdoms of Buganda, Ankole and Toro, which they reveal at this early stage in the administration of the Protectorate. The Agreements of 1900 a…
The Uganda Constitution, April 1966
Uganda's Independence Constitution, which came into force on October 9th, 1962, was the culmination of long negotiation in an attempt to reconcile the conflicting interests of Buganda, the western kingdoms and Busoga on the one hand, and the rest of the country on the other, and the result was a delicate compromise between a unitary and a federal state—the fruit of a political understanding between the Uganda Peoples Congress and the Buganda trad…
Jurisdiction of The Buganda Courts and The Scope of Customary Law in Uganda
The appeal, The Kabaka's Government v. N. S. W. Kitonto , heard recently by the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa, is of considerable interest not merely in respect of the basic issue in dispute as to whether the High Court or the Principal Court of Buganda had exclusive jurisdiction to try the original case but also in respect of the far-reaching observations made in the appeal judgment as to the place of customary law in relation to the common…
Freedom and Responsibility. Readings in Philosophy and Law
Freedom and Responsibility. Readings in Philosophy and Law
Jurisdiction of The Buganda Courts and The Scope of Customary Law in Uganda
The appeal, The Kabaka's Government v. N. S. W. Kitonto , heard recently by the Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa, is of considerable interest not merely in respect of the basic issue in dispute as to whether the High Court or the Principal Court of Buganda had exclusive jurisdiction to try the original case but also in respect of the far-reaching observations made in the appeal judgment as to the place of customary law in relation to the common…
The Uganda Constitution, April 1966
Uganda's Independence Constitution, which came into force on October 9th, 1962, was the culmination of long negotiation in an attempt to reconcile the conflicting interests of Buganda, the western kingdoms and Busoga on the one hand, and the rest of the country on the other, and the result was a delicate compromise between a unitary and a federal state—the fruit of a political understanding between the Uganda Peoples Congress and the Buganda trad…
Two Early Surveys of Native Courts in Uganda
The Entebbe Secretariat archives contain two interesting sets of reports on native courts compiled by district officers at the request of the Government in 1909 and 1926 respectively. The interest of the 1909 reports lies principally in the high degree of development and formalisation of the courts in the kingdoms of Buganda, Ankole and Toro, which they reveal at this early stage in the administration of the Protectorate. The Agreements of 1900 a…
Marriage Laws in Africa
The Development of Statutory Marriage Law in Twentieth Century British Colonial Africa
Professor Zabel has traced the genesis of the Gold Coast/Lagos Marriage Ordinance of 1884. This article will show the manner in which this Ordinance was to proliferate (subject to modifications in content and application) to all British territories between the Sahara and the Zambesi, with the one exception of the Gambia. The story is a complex one, to which full justice cannot be done in the scope of a single article, and it is also one which thr…
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Appeal (2 works) · Common law (2 works) · Economic Justice (2 works) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (2 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · International Law and Human Rights (2 works) · Jurisdiction (2 works)