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    Corruption as a crime against humanity: any justification
    (Panamaline Books Distributors Limited, 2017) Azeez, Abdulkareem
    Corruption is an age old menace having devastating impact on global peace, economic development and progress. It covers a wide range of practices which is bordering on law, economics, security, religion, morality and above all, survival! Corruption impeaches good governance, rule of law, harmony, peace, progress and development. According to the World Bank, more than one trillion dollars is paid in bribes every year and the cross-border flow of proceeds from corruption, criminal activities and tax evasion is estimated at 3.61 trillion dollars every year or the equivalent of 32.5 percent World’s Gross Domestic Product. Similarly, the African Union (AU) estimated that corruption costs African economies in excess of 148 billion dollars a year which represents 25 percent of Africa’s Gross Domestic Product. The cumulative effects of this are slow but painful death of millions of lives who ought to be beneficiaries of the stolen funds. Notwithstanding the overwhelming effect of corruption, it is not listed as one of the crimes against humanity in the Rome Statute. This paper therefore is an attempt to examine the meaning and effect of corrupt practices with a view of justifying the inclusion of corruption as a crime against humanity
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    Introducing the teaching of African legal jurisprudence in the 21st century: the KIU approach
    (Panamaline Books Distributors Limited, 2017) Azeez, Abdulkareem
    One of the consequences of colonial rule in substantial part of Africa was the Received English Law. This law was not only alien to the cultural orientation of the African people but significantly compromised the cherished traditional African Justice System, by subjecting amongst others, the customary rules to ‘validity’ test. The colonial approach of planting the United Kingdom legal system into the colonized territories without considering the cultural values and peculiarities of the indigenous people has caused huge historical legal imbalances.This research reviewes the traditional African justice system prior to the arrival of the received English law; during colonialism and in the post-colonial era with particular emphasis on the 21st century law teaching at Kampala International University. The research recommends a unified approach aimed at marrying the inherited legal system with the traditional Africa justice system with a view of bringing out an efficient and acceptable legal system which will reflect the needs and values of the African people.