In various African countries, governments are forced to accept and/or establish decentral structures in order to facilitate ways in which the poor sections of their population might gain influence on and access to development resources. Yet, there is confusion about the role and functioning of such decentral structures as well as about sustainable political approaches to the top down transfer of government power in the context of local agendas. The book highlights major aspects of the legitimacy of local power as presented by modern self-government structures as well as traditional communal authorities. Although the main focus is placed on Southern Africa (Namibia, South Africa, Botswana), examples from other regions (Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo) are also put into perspective. Contributors: B. Benzing, Th. Gatter, G. Hilliges, M. O. Hinz, H. Kammerer-Grothaus, B. Katjaerua, E. Okupa, N. Olivier, B. Oomen, H. Patemann, D. Quintern, D. Schefold, G. Stuby, G. Tötemeyer, Ö. Ülgen, M. Wulfmeyer.

A historical account of United Nations resolutions on Namibia, culminating in Resolution 435(1978), its non-implementation until 1988, with specific focus on the role of the Federal Republic of Germany. A documentary appendix reproduces the most important documents.

"This volume dedicates itself to the colonial past and liberalisation of Africa, a legal and political anthropology, the new legal architecture in modern Africa and miscellaneous themes. It intends, by alerting to the law from within societies, to deepen the understanding of the phenomenon of legal pluralism observable all the world"--Back cover.

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