AFRICAN LEGAL THOUGHT: A REFLECTION ON YORUBA LEGAL CULTURE

Abstract

African law has always been a victim of bias in the study of its way and world by the non- Africans. To say theleast, the whites were at a time in doubt as to the human nature of the negro. Although, scholars had writtennumerous works to rebut these assumptions and assertions by the earlier scholars be they the Europeans. Thispaper is a reflection on African legal thought. It reflects on the beauty of African legal culture, the functioning,efficacy and engagement in the context of English justice system. The paper identifies the points of convergencesand divergences in the English and African justice systems. The paper concludes with recommendation thatsignificant improvements are needed to harmonize the two legal systems to achieve a more effective justice systemin Nigeria.