State borders are more than barriers. They structure social, economic and political spaces and as such provide opportunities as well as obstacles for the communities straddling both sides of the border. This book deals with the conduits and opportunities of state borders in the Horn of Africa, and investigates how the people living there exploit state borders through various strategies. Using a micro level perspective, the case studies, which include the Horn and Eastern Africa, particularly the borders of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, focus on...
State borders are more than barriers. They structure social, economic and political spaces and as such provide opportunities as well as obstacles for ...
Customary law and so called 'traditional authorities' continue to play vital roles in many African societies today. The codification and co-optation or oppression by 'the state' have been identified as major problems impinging on the dynamism of the living customary law and the independence and downward-accountability of traditional authorities. But what does customary law and traditional authority offer to the state? On the one hand, the state is expected to act as the 'sovereign' and to provide a comprehensive political structure. On the other, for pragmatic or ideological reasons, it has...
Customary law and so called 'traditional authorities' continue to play vital roles in many African societies today. The codification and co-optation o...
