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Faculty of Law | University of the Western Cape
Research Portal
Faculty of Law | University of the Western Cape
>> Mission: About us
| Our missionCLIA pioneers interdisciplinary research, policy engagement and social outreach on legal pluralism in Africa. It uses the innovative concept of adaptive legal pluralism to shift scholarly and policy attention from conflict of laws to dialogue between state laws and indigenous African laws. Read more ... |
| Our teamWith a stellar team of researchers and advisory board, CLIA is designed to be a confluence of interdisciplinary research on the interaction of legal orders in sub-Saharan Africa. Prof Anthony Diala is CLIA's Acting Director. Read more ... |
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Our focusCLIA pioneers interdisciplinary research, policy engagement and social outreach on legal pluralism in Africa. It uses the innovative concept of adaptive legal pluralism to shift scholarly and policy attention from conflict of laws to dialogue between state laws and indigenous African laws. Read more ... |
>> Newsroom: Latest headlines
 | NEWS: CLIA moves ahead in busy launch year 2021 has been CLIA's first year of active business. It's been a busy period of conference presentations and media outreach. We look at a few highlights from the year so far. |
 | BLOGS: Understanding the relevance of African customary law in modern times | By Anthony C Diala African customary law is controversial. This is due to the dissonance between the past and present. The social settings in which Africans interact have changed over time. These changes have been characterised by a tense relationship between indigenous customs and statutory laws with colonial origins. |
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