Community Values, Domestic Tranquility, and Customary Law in Upper Volta
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4802295 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Bohmer (0000-0002-5572-5055, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 295-310 |
| Publication date | 1978-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x0002173x |
| OpenAlex | W1994622229 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
Thetheme of this article is the decline of customary law in Upper Volta where, like most countries in Africa, customary courts operate side by side with the modern, ex-colonial legal system.1My study ofLe Tribunal de Premier Instancein Bobodioulasso suggests that customary courts may not in fact apply customary law. An examination of the criteria and the process by which decisions are reached here may help us to gain an insight into the function the Court serves for the community
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 2007 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |