Author:
Emily AKINTOYE
Co-Authors:
Victor Osahon AIGUOBARUEGHIAN & Anthony Afe. ASEKHAUNO
Abstract:
Consciously or unconsciously, all cultures have some deep-seated notion ofrestorative, conciliatory, and, in some respect, retributive traditions; thus in this milieuof rapid quest for development and moral order; interests in these traditions aregrowing. Many researchers are looking back into their existing cultures and finding‘models and customs that can be adopted both to suit a culturally sensitive disputeresolution or reconciliation process and to develop an effective model of social controland engineering. This is the imperative of this paper—a philosophical analysis of theschemes and mechanisms of social justice (restorative and retributive tradition) inAfrica; and it dwelt on the Etsako-Edo practice. So, by examining justice and itsapplicability among Edo-Etsako, this work exposed to us the usefulness of the past inthe present; it is a modern approach that problem solving/social justice could beachieved by active appliance of relevant traditional structures and schemes, and nototherwise. In other words, finally, this work indicated that these traditions (asestablished among the Edo-Etsako) still could be useful models for justice in modernAfrican States and are thus recommended.
Publication Year:
2022
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