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Title Legal pluralism in post-conflict Sierra Leone
Full text https://library.wur.nl/WebQuery/wurpubs/555477
Date 2019
Author(s) Naso, Pedro; Bulte, Erwin; Swanson, Tim
Abstract We examine the interaction between two legal systems in post-conflict Sierra Leone. To do that, we measure the impact of competition between state and non-state legal authorities on the number of disputes and on the amount of fines charged per dispute. Our results suggest a potential negative externality between regimes for civil disputes that is, an increase in the cost of apprehending a person and a reduction in the amount of fines per dispute collected when two regimes operate in the same village. This indicates that a potential benefit to the local people from multiple competing regimes is a reduction on expected authoritative expropriation.
Subject(s) Africa; Civil war; Enforcement externalities; Legal dualism
Language en
Relation http://edepot.wur.nl/505674
Type of publication Article/Letter to editor
Format application/pdf
Source European Journal of Political Economy (2019); ISSN: 0176-2680
Rights Wageningen University & Research
Repository Wageningen - University of Wageningen
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