Prof. van Hoecke – Exported European Law vs African traditions

Law transfers often have not been successful because they didn’t fit with the local legal culture. Of course, such local legal cultures may be stronger in some areas, such as family law, than in others,such as air traffic regulation.

In my lecture I will study the effect of legal transfers from Europe to Africa in the area of family law, as this is the area of law which is generally considered to be the most closely linked with local cultures. Examples will be drawn from several African countries, with an emphasis on Nigerian law.