H e r i t a g e  A f r i c a

» In mainstream debate on the existence of African philosophy, one crucial point of evidential importance in this whole representation and projection of the African historical and cultural heritage is the fact that what constitute the definition of philosophy, the philosophy of society and its subject matter altogether has been, for some centuries, defined exclusively by the West.

» One area of momentous importance in the rediscovery and explanation of African cultural and historical heritage , but often neglected in African studies, is the African philosophy of law. Any serious scholarship on the place of “law” in African realities must of necessity raise questions about prevailing concepts and theoretical approaches.