Une « Constitution » autochtone africaine chez les Rwa du mont Meru (Tanzanie)

Une « Constitution » autochtone africaine chez les Rwa du mont Meru (Tanzanie)

Facing Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the mountain farmers of Mount Meru, the Rwa, listed their customs after colonization in a written document (marriage payments and fines in particular). This list was completed over time, adapting fine rates and in order to keep in touch with the evolution of morals, a...

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Main Author: Catherine Baroin
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: L’Harmattan 2020-10-01
Series:Droit et Cultures
Subjects:
Tanzania
Mount Meru
Rwa
Customary law
Modernity
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/droitcultures/6357
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spelling doaj-b2e106badb874b4ab183a09926ffbdb72020-12-21T13:39:15ZfraL’HarmattanDroit et Cultures0247-97882109-94212020-10-0179243261Une « Constitution » autochtone africaine chez les Rwa du mont Meru (Tanzanie)Catherine BaroinFacing Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the mountain farmers of Mount Meru, the Rwa, listed their customs after colonization in a written document (marriage payments and fines in particular). This list was completed over time, adapting fine rates and in order to keep in touch with the evolution of morals, as regards female rights especially. This collection of «laws» was labelled «Constitution» in 2010. It is at the same time an identity manifesto, a political treaty and a register of customary laws, which demonstrates a vivid concern to keep in touch with modern times. The circumstances which led first to create this document and its successive versions are described and analyzed.http://journals.openedition.org/droitcultures/6357TanzaniaMount MeruRwaCustomary lawModernity
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Une « Constitution » autochtone africaine chez les Rwa du mont Meru (Tanzanie)
Droit et Cultures
Tanzania
Mount Meru
Rwa
Customary law
Modernity
author_facet Catherine Baroin
author_sort Catherine Baroin
title Une « Constitution » autochtone africaine chez les Rwa du mont Meru (Tanzanie)
title_short Une « Constitution » autochtone africaine chez les Rwa du mont Meru (Tanzanie)
title_full Une « Constitution » autochtone africaine chez les Rwa du mont Meru (Tanzanie)
title_fullStr Une « Constitution » autochtone africaine chez les Rwa du mont Meru (Tanzanie)
title_full_unstemmed Une « Constitution » autochtone africaine chez les Rwa du mont Meru (Tanzanie)
title_sort une « constitution » autochtone africaine chez les rwa du mont meru (tanzanie)
publisher L’Harmattan
series Droit et Cultures
issn 0247-9788
2109-9421
publishDate 2020-10-01
description Facing Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the mountain farmers of Mount Meru, the Rwa, listed their customs after colonization in a written document (marriage payments and fines in particular). This list was completed over time, adapting fine rates and in order to keep in touch with the evolution of morals, as regards female rights especially. This collection of «laws» was labelled «Constitution» in 2010. It is at the same time an identity manifesto, a political treaty and a register of customary laws, which demonstrates a vivid concern to keep in touch with modern times. The circumstances which led first to create this document and its successive versions are described and analyzed.
topic Tanzania
Mount Meru
Rwa
Customary law
Modernity
url http://journals.openedition.org/droitcultures/6357
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