Blood, land, and sex : legal and political pluralism in Eritrea / Lyda Favali and Roy Pateman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Favali, Lyda, 1969-

Contributor:

Pateman, Roy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legal polycentricity--Eritrea.

Legal polycentricity.

Eritrea--Politics and government.

Eritrea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Eritrea, state, traditional, and religious laws equally prevail, but any of these legal systems may be put into play depending upon the individual or individuals involved in a legal dispute. Because of conflicting laws, it has been difficult for Eritreans to come to a consensus on what constitutes their legal system. In Blood, Land, and Sex, Lyda Favali and Roy Pateman examine the roles of the state, ethnic groups, religious groups, and the international community in several key areas of Eritrean la

Contents:

Facts and ideas : the struggle for power and legitimacy

From tradition to globalization

Changing leadership, unchanging law

The transitional period and attempts at legal reform

From blood feud and blood money to the state settlement of murder cases

Land tenure on the highland plateau

Land disputes and conflict resolution

The virgin, the wife, the spinster, and the concubine : gender roles and gender relations

Female genital mutilation : symbol, tradition, or survival?

Creating space in a changing world for traditional and religious law.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612072109

1-282-07210-2

0-253-10118-2

0-253-10984-1

OCLC:

52938716