Colonial Law in Africa, 1808-1919

Colonial Law in Africa, 1808-1919

Colonial Law in Africa, 1808-1919

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This collection covers the African Government Gazettes, 1808-1919, with each item containing colonial laws for the year they were published. The legal records also include property for sale, probate records and bankruptcy notices. The items in this collection cover the Napoleonic Wars, the Boer War and the First World War. They also cover the abolition of the legal status of slavery. This is the first part of the three part series 'Colonial Law in Africa'.

NB: the Library already has access to the third part in this series, Colonial Law in Africa, 1946 -1966.

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