Governability and Forms of Popular Justice in the New South Africa and Mozambique
Community Courts and Vigilantism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14799887 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jokin Alberdi Bidaguren (0000-0002-5796-4156, corresponding author), Daniel Nina Estrella |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 47 |
| Pages | 113-135 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0732-9113 • E-ISSN: 2305-9931 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07329113.2002.10756565 |
| OpenAlex | W2082564343 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
This paper analyses some of the problems of governability in the administration of justice in Mozambique and South Africa by exploring various experiences of popular justice which continue to exist in the new democratic contexts of these countries.It is argued that the weakness of the South African and Mozambican states is reflected in their judicial systems. In spite of democratic reform, the vast majority of the citizens of these countries, particularly the less well off, have no guaranteed access to justice. This weakness of the state in guaranteeing order and security has long since prompted responses from society. In the current context of representative democracy, a distinction may be drawn between: responses which directly call in question the legitimacy of the new state, such as PAGAD (People Against Gangsterism and Drugs), organised crime, vigilante groups and other ways of taking justice into one’s own hands, and which contribute to the breakdown of society and of the state; andresponses which accept the new constitutional framework and respect human rights, such as some community courts, religious courts, traditional authorities and legal assistance projects for conflict resolution set up by various NGOs
Context (archaeology · Democracy · Development economics · Economic Justice · Economics · Geography · Human rights · Legitimacy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rule of law · Sociology · State (computer science · Transitional justice · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Legal Issues in South Africa · Public Administration
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Citizen and Subject
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |