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September 10, 2025

Access To Justice In Plural Legal Systems: A Case Study Of Customary And State Law Integration In Sub-Saharan Africa

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LMLindie Mokgadi

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Overview

This case study finds that harmonizing customary and state law improves access to justice in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting ongoing challenges like gender equality.

Key Points

  • The interaction between customary law and state law affects access to justice and fairness in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Harmonizing the two legal systems can enhance accessibility and legitimacy, improving dispute resolution outcomes.
  • Qualitative case study methodology was used, including document analysis and secondary data to explore legal pluralism.
  • The research highlights the need for procedural safeguards amid ongoing issues of gender equality and jurisdictional ambiguity.

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Lindie Mokgadi (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1bb5b54b1d3bfb60ece4fhttps://doi.org/10.71305/jlpgd.v1i1.334
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