Could traditional dispute resolution mechanisms be the solution in post-colonial developing countries – particularly in Africa?

David McQuoid-Mason

doi:10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1145

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David McQuoid-Mason University of KwaZulu-Natal

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https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1145

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demasiados litigios, resolución tradicional de conflictos, África, impacto en los litigios, integración en la justicia formal, desafíos

Resumen

El presente artículo se ocupa del posible papel que pueden desempeñar los mecanismos tradicionales de resolución de conflictos para reducir la carga del exceso de demandas en países poscoloniales, sobre todo de África. La importancia de dichos mecanismos ha sido reconocida por Naciones Unidas y por constituciones y leyes de muchos países africanos. El artículo trata del efecto que la escasez de abogados en países africanos puede producir en los litigios de esos países. Se someten a debate el enfoque y los métodos de la resolución tradicional de conflictos en África, y se plantea la cuestión de si esos mecanismos pueden ser integrados en el enfoque occidental de resolución de conflictos, a fin de reducir los litigios. También se abordan los desafíos de esa integración. La conclusión a la que se llega es que los métodos tradicionales ya están reduciendo la carga de litigios, pero que ello debería ser respaldado con más investigaciones que utilicen datos estadísticos y empíricos.

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