Law Religion And The Family In Africa

Author : M. Christian Green,Faith Kabata
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781991201560

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Law, Religion and the Family in Africa by M. Christian Green,Faith Kabata Pdf

The family is a crucial site for the interaction of law and religion the world over, including Africa. In many African societies, the family is governed by a range of sources of law, including civil, constitutional, customary and religious law. International law and human rights principles have been domesticated into African legal systems, particularly to protect the rights of women and children. Religious rites and rituals govern sexuality, marriage, divorce, child-rearing, inheritance, intergenerational relations and more in Christianity, Islam and indigenous African custom. This book examines the African family with attention to tradition and change, comparative law, the relation of parents and children to the state, indigenous religion and customary law, child marriage and child labour and migration, diaspora and displacement.

Author : Dr M Christian Green, Dr Faith Kabata
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781991201577

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Law, Religion and the Family in Africa by Dr M Christian Green, Dr Faith Kabata Pdf

The family is a crucial site for the interaction of law and religion the world over, including Africa. In many African societies, the family is governed by a range of sources of law, including civil, constitutional, customary and religious law. International law and human rights principles have been domesticated into African legal systems, particularly to protect the rights of women and children. Religious rites and rituals govern sexuality, marriage, divorce, child-rearing, inheritance, intergenerational relations and more in Christianity, Islam and indigenous African custom. This book examines the African family with attention to tradition and change, comparative law, the relation of parents and children to the state, indigenous religion and customary law, child marriage and child labour and migration, diaspora and displacement.

Author : M. Christian Green
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781928314592

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Law, Religion and Human Flourishing in Africa by M. Christian Green Pdf

A shared interest of law and religion is the advancement of human flourishing, yet there is no common understanding of what it means for humans to flourish and the means by which to attain a flourishing life. The concept of human flourishing is especially important for Africa, where community and national development compete with forces of conflict and scarce resources. In the broadest sense, the concept of human flourishing focuses our attention on having a comprehensively good or worthwhile life, but various religious and legal traditions suggest different norms for measuring the quality of life and designing the institutional structures that could best facilitate and preserve it.

Author : Charles Maimela
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789403512006

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Religion and Law in South Africa by Charles Maimela Pdf

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this convenient resource provides systematic information on how South Africa deals with the role religion plays or can play in society, the legal status of religious communities and institutions, and the legal interaction among religion, culture, education, and media. After a general introduction describing the social and historical background, the book goes on to explain the legal framework in which religion is approached. Coverage proceeds from the principle of religious freedom through the rights and contractual obligations of religious communities; international, transnational, and regional law effects; and the legal parameters affecting the influence of religion in politics and public life. Also covered are legal positions on religion in such specific fields as church financing, labour and employment, and matrimonial and family law. A clear and comprehensive overview of relevant legislation and legal doctrine make the book an invaluable reference source and very useful guide. Succinct and practical, this book will prove to be of great value to practitioners in the myriad instances where a law-related religious interest arises in South Africa. Academics and researchers will appreciate its value as a thorough but concise treatment of the legal aspects of diversity and multiculturalism in which religion plays such an important part.

Author : J. N. D. Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000510928

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Family Law in Asia and Africa by J. N. D. Anderson Pdf

Originally published in 1968, we were witnessing a new – and welcome – emphasis on Comparative Law, both in the Universities and even the practising profession, together with a quickened interest in the law of family relations. This volume provided a wealth of information for anyone wishing to study these relations in a widely comparative context. The chapters cover not only the basic law of marriage and divorce in a number of developing countries both in Asia and Africa, but also discuss in considerable detail the ways in which matrimonial property is regulated under different systems. This was a highly topical subject at the time, when our own law of matrimonial property was under criticism and active reconsideration. The book also treats such subjects as the eclipse of the patriarchal family in contemporary Islamic law, religious law and the modern family in Israel, the juristic basis and context of Parsi family law, and contemporary family law in Southern Africa.

Author : Shamil Jeppie,Ebrahim Moosa,Richard L. Roberts
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789089641724

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Muslim Family Law in Sub-Saharan Africa by Shamil Jeppie,Ebrahim Moosa,Richard L. Roberts Pdf

Offers comparative historical, anthropological and legal perspectives on the ways in which French and British colonial administrations interacted with the diversity of Islamic legal schools, scholars, and practices in Africa.

Author : Andrew A. Kyomo,S. Selvam,Sahaya G. Selvan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015060665745

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Marriage and Family in African Christianity by Andrew A. Kyomo,S. Selvam,Sahaya G. Selvan Pdf

Author : M. Christian Green
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781928314585

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Law, Religion and Human Flourishing in Africa by M. Christian Green Pdf

A shared interest of law and religion is the advancement of human flourishing, yet there is no common understanding of what it means for humans to flourish and the means by which to attain a flourishing life. The concept of human flourishing is especially important for Africa, where community and national development compete with forces of conflict and scarce resources. In the broadest sense, the concept of human flourishing focuses our attention on having a comprehensively good or worthwhile life, but various religious and legal traditions suggest different norms for measuring the quality of life and designing the institutional structures that could best facilitate and preserve it.

Author : M Christian Green,T Jeremy Gunn,Mark Hill
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781928314424

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Religion, Law and Security in Africa by M Christian Green,T Jeremy Gunn,Mark Hill Pdf

Security is a key topic of our time. But how do we understand it? Do law and religion take different views of it? In this fifth volume in the Law and Religion in Africa series, radicalisation, terrorism, blasphemy, hate speech, religious freedom and just war theories rub shoulders with issues of witchcraft, female genital mutilation circumcision, child marriage, displaced communities and additional issues besides. This unique collection of topics is both challenging and inspiring, providing illumination in troubled times, and forming a sound foundation for future scholarship.

Author : M. Christian Green,Jean-Baptiste Sourou,Célestin Gnonzion†
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781991260277

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Law, Religion and Reconciliation in Africa by M. Christian Green,Jean-Baptiste Sourou,Célestin Gnonzion† Pdf

Forgiveness and reconciliation are important moments for the stability of a society and a state. Many African countries have gone through serious social crises in the post-colonial period: genocide, post-election crises, civil and internal conflicts, and outright war. Forgiveness and reconciliation have been necessary to reweave the social fabric and restart the construction of peaceful and prosperous societies. Chapters in this book examine the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and religious councils aimed at peace, along with African traditional approaches, mediation and arbitration councils, post-conflict contexts, and the roles of women and gender, philosophy and theology, and programs of education for peace.

Author : Kyriaki Topidi,Lauren Fielder
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317067658

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Religion as Empowerment by Kyriaki Topidi,Lauren Fielder Pdf

This volume shows how and why legal empowerment is important for those exercising their religious rights under various jurisdictions, in conditions of legal pluralism. At the same time, it also questions the thesis that as societies become more modern, they also become less religious. The authors look beyond the rule of law orthodoxy in their consideration of the freedom of religion as a human right and place this discussion in a more plurality-sensitive context. The book sheds more light on the informal and/or customary mechanisms that explain the limited impact of law on individuals and groups, especially in non-Western societies. The focus is on discussing how religion and the exercise of religious rights may or may not empower individuals and social groups and improve access to human rights in general. This book is important reading for academics and practitioners of law and religion, religious rights, religious diversity and cultural difference, as well as NGOs, policy makers, lawyers and advocates at multicultural jurisdictions. It offers a contemporary take on comparative legal studies, with a distinct focus on religion as an identity marker.

Author : Pieter Coertzen,M Christian Green,Len Hansen
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781928357032

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Religious Freedom and Religious Pluralism in Africa by Pieter Coertzen,M Christian Green,Len Hansen Pdf

ÿAfrica continues to be a region with strong commitments to religious freedom and religious pluralism. These, however, are rarely mere facts on the ground ? they are legal, political, social, and theological projects that require considerable effort to realise. This volume ? compiling the proceedings of the third annual conference of the African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies ? focuses on various issues which vastly effect the understanding of religious pluralism in Africa. These include, amongst others, religious freedom as a human right, the importance of managing religious pluralism, and the permissibility of religious practice and observance in South African public schools.

Author : M. Christian Green,Faith Kabata,Fortune Sibanda
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781991201911

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Law, Religion, Health and Healing in Africa by M. Christian Green,Faith Kabata,Fortune Sibanda Pdf

The Covid‑19 pandemic was global in its spread and reach, as well as in its medical, social and economic effects. In many respects, the global effort to “flatten the curve” produced a flattening of experience around the world and a striking coincidence of similar experiences in countries the world over. The identity, simultaneity and uniformity of experience were also manifest in common concerns at the intersection of law and religion in many nations around the world, including Africa. The lockdowns and closure of religious worship centres – churches, mosques and religious organisations of all sorts – raised questions of freedom of religion and the related concern for freedom of assembly, along with concerns about the relation of religion to science and public health, religious channels of communication and religious provision of social services. After all, health, communications and social services are all areas in which African religious organisations play key roles. Potential tensions around these issues raised further considerations about the nature of religion-state relations, the status of religious authority and whether religious and state actors would work together or at odds in addressing the Covid‑19 pandemic.

Author : African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies. Annual Conference
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Religion and law
ISBN : 1928314430

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Religion, Law and Security in Africa by African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies. Annual Conference Pdf

Author : Lisa Fishbayn Joffe,Sylvia Neil
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781611683271

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Gender, Religion, and Family Law by Lisa Fishbayn Joffe,Sylvia Neil Pdf

Groundbreaking theoretical and legal approaches to resolving conflicts between gender equality and cultural practices