"African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies (ACLARS)"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Challenges to traditional family structure -- Comparative law, religion and family -- Parents, children and the state -- Indigenous religion and customary law -- Child marriage and child labour -- Displacement and diaspora.
Summary:
"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."-- Provided by publisher.
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