The Judicial Process Among the Barotse of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)

The Judicial Process among the Barotse constitutes a major contribution to juridical science at large and African ethnology in particular. Gluckman's materials derive from two and a half years of field work in Barotseland between 1940 and 1947. The Lozi, whose juridical activities are the subject of his book, have a full-fledged system of courts with appeal courts on a hierarchical level. In his field investigations Professor Gluckman sat for several months a the side of the heads of Lozi courts, or kuta. He had developed high competence in understanding Lozi speech; he recorded the proceedings in full, being privileged to consult with the head of the court for clarification of statements and points as the cases were argued. By Max Gluckman. Includes Bibliography And Index.