Peacebuilding and the Interface of State Law and Indigenous Market Laws in Southern Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorDiala, Anthony C
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-28T11:31:28Z
dc.date.available2021-05-28T11:31:28Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractHow the interface of state law and indigenous market laws contributes to peacebuilding in Nigeria is an unexplored question that demands attention. First, law, human security and peace are interrelated through the cultural ideas and norms that inform human behaviour. Second, the co-existence of normative orders in Africa favours a top-down approach that inadequately acknowledges indigenous law, neglects its economic, cultural and religious influences, and thereby affects human security. Based on key informant interviews, focus group discussions and observation of markets in southern Nigeria, this article finds that although indigenous market laws are much altered, their foundational values inform market union constitutions, bye-laws and dispute resolution mechanisms. Union officials draft these laws with the assistance of Western-trained legal practitioners and apply them in close co-operation with state organs, who recognize market tribunals as quasi-judicial bodies. The article urges policy attention on the manner people adapt indigenous market laws to socio-economic changes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDiala, A, C. (2020)Peacebuilding and the interface of state law and indigenous market laws in Southern Nigeria. V64:1 Journal of African Law pp. 1-26. doi:10.1017/S0021855319000329en_US
dc.identifier.uridoi:10.1017/S0021855319000329
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6217
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectBottom-up peacebuildingen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectLegal pluralismen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous market lawsen_US
dc.subjectState lawen_US
dc.titlePeacebuilding and the Interface of State Law and Indigenous Market Laws in Southern Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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