Igbo jurisprudence
Subtitle: an African exercise in legal coherentism
By: Francis O.C. Njoku
Publisher: Goldline & Jacobs Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Glassboro, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9789780499556
Subjects: Igbo Law; Customary law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-127) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Understanding the Igbo world and law subjects: Okafor's thesis in the book : Igbo philosophy of law; title: Okafor's contribution to Igbo African jurisprudence; title: Inspirations from Igbo cosmology and folklores; title: Towards an Igbo philosophy of law and right; title: Two basic rights; title: pt. 2. Covenant-based theory of Igbo philosophy of law: Individuals in the order of being; title: Igbo African environment : individualist and collectivist perspectives; title: Understanding covenant as an inter-subjective reality; title: Covenant and rights; title: Theoretical grounds for authority and leadership; title: The democratic bent of covenanted leadership; title: Pt. 3. Is-Ought problem in Igbo jurisprudence: Introducing the Is-Ought problem in Igbo jurisprudence; title: National law does not derive Ought from Is; title: It is valid to derive a legal Ought from a legal Is; title: The Romans had a theory of law : The natural law theory; title: Igbo jurisprudence : an exercise in legal coherentism.