Dear colleagues,
I’m happy to announce the publication of a new book : Saisir l’État.
Les conflits d'héritage, la justice et la place du droit à Cotonou.
Abstract:
In order to promote women’s rights, the Republic of Benin passed the
Code des Personnes et de la Famille in the early 2000s. With
inheritance disputes as a starting point, Saisir l’État analyses how
legal reforms are appropriated by citizens and by legal professionals
in Cotonou, Benin’s largest city. It takes its reader into courtrooms,
law firms and public notaries’ offices, and describes the legal
professionals involved, their everyday work, and their role in the
production of “justice” as a public service. From first disagreements
over funeral arrangements to the enforcement of court decisions, this
book examines the place of law in the everyday functioning of the
courts in the context of public services that are often associated
with corruption and of formal rules that are presumed to be
circumvented.
Collection Espace Afrique
<http://www.editions-academia.be/index.asp?navig=catalogue&obj=collection&no=1108>
You can order it online or using the form attached.
Kind regards,
Sophie Andreetta
Dr. Sophie Andreetta
Research Fellow
Department Law & Anthropology
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
Collaboratrice scientifique
Faculté des Sciences Sociales
Université de Liège
t +32473569738
http://www.eth.mpg.de/andreetta
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