JOURNAL ARTICLE

Decolonizing African Political Sociology: Gender and Judicature in Igbo Village-Republics.

  • Published In: Australasian Review of African Studies, 2024, v. 45, n. 1. P. 3 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Ezeonu, Ifeanyi 3 of 3

Abstract

This paper aims (1) to reconstitute, using a decolonising framework, the notion of separation of powers as an original and defining characteristic of the Igbo traditional political system, even before Montesquieu's (1748/1977) thesis was published, and (2) to elucidate the gendered nature of the Igbo traditional separation of powers, as well as the sovereign judicial role of the kinswomen (i.e., the Umuada) in the society. The paper uses the Idemili communities of Anambra State, Nigeria, as its focus of analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Australasian Review of African Studies. 2024/06, Vol. 45, Issue 1, p3
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:1447-8420
  • DOI:10.22160/22035184/ARAS-2024-45-1/3-21
  • Accession Number:184822608
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