Transcending Traditional Tropes: Autochthony as a Discourse of Conflict and Integration in Postwar Krio/Non-Krio Relations in Sierra Leone

Spencer, Sylvanus

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“…The uptick in urban migration in search of improved security and economic prospects following the civil war (1991)(1992)(1993)(1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002) and its aftermath, challenged the (post)colonial policy of two juridical territories. The Freetown population grew exponentially, with some studies citing a 217% increase (Dale, 2008;Spencer, 2016). Social services were overrun, producing wide-ranging security and access to justice problems, so that barrays and the chiefs that run them have become commonplace, despite their continued 'illegal status' (Koroma, 2021).…”

Section: Development Of Barrays In Sierra Leone and Impact Of The Civ...mentioning

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Following the Money: Understanding Forum Shopping and the ‘Justice Marketplace’ in Sierra Leone

Koroma

2023

Social & Legal Studies

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Monetary expenses are said to prohibit poor rural litigants from accessing official justice institutions, which are often concentrated in urban centres, thus pushing these litigants towards customary forums. At the same time, the alternative customary courts have been shown to cost more than formal justice institutions such as official magistrates courts. This article examines the economics informing litigants’ choices of judicial forums to contribute to a new analysis beyond state-centred legal pluralism. It argues that how money features in cases at barrays – the unofficial, unrecognised, customary courts in the capital city of Sierra Leone – not only explains why ordinary people engage with (extra)legal processes, but also demonstrates how justice is understood and (re)produced in practice.

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Section: Development Of Barrays In Sierra Leone and Impact Of The Civ...mentioning

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Following the Money: Understanding Forum Shopping and the ‘Justice Marketplace’ in Sierra Leone

Koroma

2023

Social & Legal Studies

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Transcending Traditional Tropes: Autochthony as a Discourse of Conflict and Integration in Postwar Krio/Non-Krio Relations in Sierra Leone

Cited by 1 publication

References 9 publications

Following the Money: Understanding Forum Shopping and the ‘Justice Marketplace’ in Sierra Leone

Following the Money: Understanding Forum Shopping and the ‘Justice Marketplace’ in Sierra Leone

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