Droit Comparé et Renouveau du Droit Musulman: le Vieux Rêve de Sanhoury Revisité

by | Oct 9, 2019 | JCLA, JCLA V2 I2 2015

Droit Comparé et Renouveau du Droit Musulman: le Vieux Rêve de Sanhoury Revisité

Authors Harithal-Dabbagh

ISSN: 2521-2605
Affiliations: Professeur adjoint, Faculté de Droit, Université de Montréal
Source: Journal of Comparative Law in Africa, Volume 2 Issue 2, p. 2 – 39

Abstract

In the early twentieth century, a climate of mistrust regarding traditional Muslim law — sustained by the archaic nature of this system — prevailed in the Arab legal world. Sanhoury, the grand architect of the Arabic civil codifications, pledged a renaissance of Muslim law through comparative law. The transformation of this legal corpus into standards of substantive law, however, had to be preceded by an essential scientific study: a task that required the use of comparative law techniques. Retracing Sanhoury’s steps in France, Egypt and Iraq, the author attempts to explore to what extent the renovation theory suggested by Sanhoury was implemented in the Arab codifications. Close examination reveals that even in the most Islamised codes, the modernisation efforts undertaken remain superficial, incomplete and partial; devoid of any creative dimensions.

Book Review: Estado, Pluralismo Jurídico e Recursos Naturais – Avanços e Recuos na Construçao do Direito Moçambicano

by | Oct 9, 2019 | JCLA, JCLA V2 I1 2015

Book Review: Estado, Pluralismo Jurídico e Recursos Naturais – Avanços e Recuos na Construçao do Direito Moçambicano

Authors Tina Lorizzo

ISSN: 2521-2605
Affiliations: PhD Researcher, Centre for Comparative Law in Africa, University of Cape Town
Source: Journal of Comparative Law in Africa, Volume 2 Issue 1, p. 111 – 116

Abstract

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Deposit Insurance in Africa: A Veritable Mechanism for Depositor Protection

by | Oct 9, 2019 | JCLA, JCLA V2 I1 2015

Deposit Insurance in Africa: A Veritable Mechanism for Depositor Protection

Authors Panshak Ephraim Haggai

ISSN: 2521-2605
Affiliations: Legal Officer, Nigerio Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC)
Source: Journal of Comparative Law in Africa, Volume 2 Issue 1, p. 101 – 110

Abstract

The history of the establishment of the first deposit insurance system dates as far back as 1933 in the United States of America. Since then, the system has been recognised as an invaluable component of an efficient financial safety net in the economy of nations that have a stable financial system, and has been adopted and domesticated by many countries across the world. Despite the apparent benefits of a deposit insurance system, its penetration on the African continent has been low. This article seeks to examine the deposit insurance system and highlight its benefits to the financial systems that have adopted it on the African continent. Some of the reasons for the low penetration of this insurance system in Africa are examined and recommendations on how that situation could be reversed in the long run are proffered.