Litigants and households : African disputes and colonial courts i n the French Soudan, 1895-1912 - Roberts, Richard L., 1949- (Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, 2005)
"Disputes without significance" : African social history and colonia l courts at a time of social transformation -- The foundations of the F rench colonial legal system in West Africa, 1673-1903 -- Customs and le gal authority in the native courts -- The courts, the end of slavery, a nd the landscapes of power -- Women seeking divorce, men seeking contro l -- Bridewealth as contract -- Conflicts over property -- Disputing in heritance.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-302) and index.
Keywords: Domestic relations -- Mali -- History; Customary law -- Mali -- History; Colonies -- Law and legislation -- France