Law and Social Change in Ghana

Author:   William Burnett Harvey
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   2017
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9780691650807


Pages:   468
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Law and Social Change in Ghana


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While Professor of Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ghana from 1962 to 1964, the author personally observed the evolving legal order in Ghana during a crucial period in that country's development. Here, he considers statutes and judicial decisions. Working from the premise that law is a value-neutral technique of social ordering and derives its value content from a dominant elite, Professor Harvey places the important Ghanaian constitutional and legal developments in their social context. He concludes that although democratic values have dominated the basic structure of public power, autocratic values have determined the realities of political life in Ghana. Originally published in 1966. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   William Burnett Harvey
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   2017
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780691650807


ISBN 10:   0691650802
Pages:   468
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

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*Frontmatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. vii*CONTENTS, pg. xiii*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*I. ALLOCATION AND CONTROL OF PUBLIC POWER, pg. 13*II. STATUS OF THE TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES, pg. 66*III. THE OPTION FOR UNITY, pg. 123*IV. THE LEGAL PROFESSION, pg. 171*V. THE JUDICIAL STRUCTURE, pg. 196*VI. THE HIERARCHY OF LEGAL NORMS, pg. 239*VII. THE LEGAL TOOLS OF POLITICAL MONOPOLY, pg. 272*VIII. VALUE COMPETITION IN GHANAIAN LEGAL DEVELOPMENT, pg. 343*APPENDIX I . LEGAL EDUCATION IN GHANA, pg. 369*APPENDIX II . THE REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION OF GHANA. GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS FOR A REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION . SELECTED LEGISLATION, pg. 390*INDEX, pg. 449

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