Customary Law in the Modern World: The Crossfire of Sudan's War of Identities

by Francis M. Deng and James Hogg

Customary Law in the Modern World is the study of a coherent and well-established legal system, which is now operating in the context of a modern nation-state and therefore poised between remaining relevant and the threat of marginalization.

Focusing on Sudan, the author places customary law in its historical and cultural context, analyzing the fundamental and traditional values that underlie customary law and the impact of the war between...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0710313381
• ISBN13: 9780710313386
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"