Framework for building synergies of the traditional and formal political adjudicatory institutions in conflict resolution in north-western Ghana

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ID22110265
AuthorsThaddeus Arkum Aasoglenang (0000-0003-4696-1627, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, corresponding author), Samuel Ziem Bonye (0000-0002-2701-8089, University for Development Studies), Gordon Yenglier Yiridomoh (0000-0002-9461-6353, University for Development Studies)
Year2023
Volume9
Issue2
Publication date2023-12-15
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCogent Social Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2331-1886 • E-ISSN: 2331-1886
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23311886.2023.2268974
OpenAlexW4387894502
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

The global spread of conflict is unimaginable, and Africa is especially plagued with this conundrum.In the West African sub-region, traditional and formal (inherited/western) adjudicatory institutions operate independently of each other in the same environment irrespective of the fact that both institutions function to create an ordered society for the same group of persons.Evidence shows that efforts made over the years to integrate the operations of the two institutions in the context of conflict resolution in Ghana have proven unsuccessful.The aim of this paper is to proffer an appropriate framework that could enable the traditional Thaddeus Arkum Aasoglenang

Conflict resolution · Economic Justice · Geography · Political science · Politics · Rule of law · Sociology · Technocracy · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Public Administration

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