Published: Apr 4th, 2014
by Nkiru Nzegwu Introduction Race as a category of classification has an infamous history of injustice and domination. In late nineteenth century Africa, it was deployed in a violent agenda… Read More
Published: Apr 4th, 2014
by Kwasi Wiredu I. PARTICULARISTIC STUDIES OF AFRICAN PHILOSOPHIES AS AN AID TO DECOLONIZATION Let me begin by defining what I mean by decolonization in African philosophy. By decolonization, I… Read More
Published: Mar 28th, 2014
by Yusufu Q. Lawi, Boston University Introduction Since colonial days, justice administration in what is now mainland Tanzania, has invariably involved arbitral procedures alongside the more court-based litigation process. The… Read More
Published: Mar 27th, 2014
by Dudley Thompson First of all, I want to thank the students and those who are responsible for giving me the chance to participate in these “streets of intellect.” Listening… Read More
Published: Mar 27th, 2014
by Ali Mazrui When we formulated the title “From Slave Ship to Space-Ship”, we did not have Senator John Glenn’s 1998 space odyssey in mind. By coincidence this odyssey was… Read More
Published: Mar 27th, 2014
by Henri J. M. Claessen Introduction In this paper I present some aspects of lawgiving and the administration of justice in some early states. To do so I will apply… Read More
Published: Mar 25th, 2014
by Kitula King’ei Introduction Africa’s development in the next millennium must be research driven. Only socio-cultural and economic investigation can provide the vital data necessary to arrive at sound, well-informed… Read More
Published: Mar 21st, 2014
by Paul J. Magnarella Introduction Fifty-one years after the United Nations adopted the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and almost nineteen years after the Organization of African Unity (OAU)… Read More
Published: Mar 20th, 2014
by Dale Dore Abstract A major question that has emerged from the research and discourse on community-based natural resource management in southern Africa is whether traditional rules comply with generally… Read More
Published: Mar 18th, 2014
by Osei Hwedi Introduction African countries inherited economies that are backward, skewed and underdeveloped as a result of Western colonial rule. Since independence, African states have embarked on the transformation… Read More