An introduction to African legal philosophy / John Murungi.

This is an introductory book on African legal philosophy. The book claims that African legal philosophy exists and is intelligible in the context of African culture, just as every other legal philosophy has its cultural foundation. What law is, how it is thought, how it is interpreted, and how it is...

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Main Author: Murungi, John, 1943- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2013]
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