Law, Religion and the Family in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23517165 |
|---|---|
| Editors | M Christian Green (0000-0003-4929-0005), Faith Kabata (0000-0001-8766-2581) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-31 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Law, Religion and the Family in Africa (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | AFRICAN SUN MeDIA (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.52779/9781991201577 |
| OpenAlex | W4213001790 |
| ISBN | 9781991201577 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The family is a crucial site for the interaction of law and religion the world over, including Africa. In many African societies, the family is governed by a range of sources of law, including civil, constitutional, customary and religious law. International law and human rights principles have been domesticated into African legal systems, particularly to protect the rights of women and children. Religious rites and rituals govern sexuality, marriage, divorce, child-rearing, inheritance, intergenerational relations and more in Christianity, Islam and indigenous African custom. This book examines the African family with attention to tradition and change, comparative law, the relation of parents and children to the state, indigenous religion and customary law, child marriage and child labour and migration, diaspora and displacement.
Christianity · Diaspora · Family law · Human rights · Indigenous · Inheritance (genetic algorithm) · Islam · Marriage law · Political science · Religious Law · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender Studies · History · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Marriage and Sexual Relationships
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |