Secular States, Muslim Law and Islamic Religious Culture: Gender Implications of Legal Struggles in Hybrid Legal Systems in Contemporary West Africa
This article sets out the differing approaches of three West African states (Niger, Senegal, and Nigeria) towards reconciling the multiple legal systems (Islamic, western, military) they have inherited as ostensibly secular states in regions with prominent Muslim populations. While Senegal has adopt...
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| Language: | fra |
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L’Harmattan
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Droit et Cultures |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/droitcultures/1982 |