This paper explores the reasons for proscribed sanctions and their effects on contemporary Ghana. I contend that the sacred office of the Ghanaian chief, which is legitimated by spiritual and legal norms, plays an ambivalent role in Ghana's legal and political modernization. Using banishment as a case study, the paper pays attentions to how the continued use of proscribed sanctions, among other chiefly actions, raises an ambivalent challenge to Ghana's laws, its sovereignty, and its commitment to human rights. I propose actions that may aid the state in overcoming these challenges and successfully integrating modern norms with ancient traditional values. This paper explores the reasons for proscribed sanctions and their effects on contemporary Ghana. I contend that the sacred office of the Ghanaian chief, which is legitimated by spiritual and legal norms, plays an ambivalent role in Ghana's legal and political modernization. Using banishment as a case study, the paper pays attentions to how the continued use of proscribed sanctions, among other chiefly actions, raises an ambivalent challenge to Ghana's laws, its sovereignty, and its commitment to human rights. I propose actions that may aid the state in overcoming these challenges and successfully integrating modern norms with ancient traditional values.
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تاريخ نشر
2017
توصيف ظاهري
87-116
عنوان
Journal of Law, Religion and State
شماره جلد
5/2
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
2212-4810
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
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banishment
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chieftaincy
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Comparative Law
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customary law
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Ghana
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History of Religion
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human rights and Humanitarian Law
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International Law
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Islamic Law
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legal pluralism
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legitimacy
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Middle East and Islamic Studies
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Religion & Society
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Religious Studies
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Social Sciences
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sovereignty
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