Taking the Law into their Own Hands

Lawless Law Enforcers in Africa

Bruce Baker

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English

Routledge
11 November 2016

Politics & government; Jurisprudence & general issues; International law

Series: The Making of Modern Africa

Over much of Africa, crime and insurgency are a serious problem and one in which the distinction between the two is being eroded.Â Left without state protection people have sought to preserve their lives and property through vigilante groups and militias that pay scant attention to the law or human rights.Â Likewise, the state security forces, under pressure to cut crime and rebel activity, readily discard lawful procedures.Â Torture provides them with vital information, whilst extra-judicial executions save the need to go through the prolonged criminal justice system.

After a general overview of the role of the rule of law in a democratic society, Bruce Baker provides five case studies that capture the current complex realities and their impact on the new democracies.Â The citizen responses considered are vigilantes in East African pastoral economies, The Bakassi Boys an anti-crime group in Nigeria and private policing initiatives in South Africa.Â The state responses are those of the Ugandan Defence Forces towards the Lords Resistance Army, the Senegalese army towards the Casamance secessionists and the Mozambique Police response towards criminals.

By: Bruce Baker
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138277809
ISBN 10: 1138277800
Series: The Making of Modern Africa
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 11 November 2016
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bruce Baker, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, School of International Studies and Law, Coventry University, UK

Reviews for Taking the Law into their Own Hands: Lawless Law Enforcers in Africa

’This book focuses on a vital and under-researched aspect of politics. It explores the relationship between law and order and the maintenance of democratic structures in an informed and lively manner, raising crucial and important questions over the consolidation of democracy.’ Professor Roy May, Coventry University, UK ’Bruce Baker has provided an original and superbly detailed analysis of the alarming collapse of the rule of law in much of Africa - a collapse which threatens to undermine the essential fabric of democracy on that continent, and to collapse the essential link between citizens' rights and obligations. This book will demand the attention of social scientists and human rights activists alike.’ Professor Roger Southall, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa