Dear John, Thank you so much for this contribution.
Blessings, Margaret On 11/7/16, JohnAJackson <javud...@gmail.com> wrote: > Lugbara, Kakwa and Madi have used a court system of elders for many > generations > > 1. Elders are the judges who are called to debate/discuss many cases > involving conflicts over land, adultery, theft, domestic violence, > murder, > etc. In a village where there are many clans, each clan has their elder > chief and a deputy. Whenever an issue requires all the elders from a > particular village, all of them are summoned by the elder in the clan > where > the issue/problem has occurred. The elders discuss the problem and levy > fines based on the gravity of the problem. This local court system is > practiced up to today. > 2. Secondly elders practice what is called LUCUO. Typically elders are > summoned to discuss misfortune someone is having. Common example I have > seen and know is someone loosing their children all the time or someone > who > is barren. Elders gather to talk about the potential enemies of that > person > who may be acting against the victim. Normally, each elder comes with a > chicken. They dig holes called ONDA. They slaughter these chickens and if > a > chicken without head flies, falls and dies in the hole in front of > somebody, they claim that person is the enemy. Most Lugbara elders who > have > never gone to school practice these things up today. > > I hope someone can add more > > JJ > > On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 5:54 PM, Margaret Angucia <odukuj...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Dear Members of the West Nile Net, >> >> Good morning! >> >> I am Margaret Angucia an Associate Professor at Uganda Martyrs >> University. I am doing a study on informal justice systems in Uganda. >> I would like to profile among others the informal justice system of >> the Lugbara as a case study. Informal justice systems for other ethnic >> groupings can fairly be accessed e.g. the "mat oput" for Acholi; the >> "Bataka Courts" in Kibaale; the "Bakhulu Bambulamu (sp)" of the >> Bakonjo, etc but the knowledge and practice of the same among the >> Lugbara seem to be silent. By copy of this mail I am seeking >> information on (with an assumption that it exists): >> 1. What is the informal justice system called in Lugbara? >> 2. What form does it take? >> 3. What processes are involved? >> 4. Is it institutionalised? if so,what/who are the major components of >> the institution of the Lugbara informal justice system ? >> 5.How would you assess the usefulness of the informal justice system >> vis -a-vis the formal justice system for the common people? >> 6. What are the major challenges of the informal justice system of the >> Lugbara in regard to human rights? >> 7. how could the informal and formal justice systems complement each >> other? >> >> The questions are fairly many for this medium but feel free to answer >> all ( - most desirable if you have the time) or some or just one. >> >> I would also appreciate if someone knows the contact(s) (telephone) of >> some of our elders that I could talk to about the Lugbara informal >> justice system and let me have their number. >> If someone has literature/readings on Lugbara informal justice >> systems, please do let me know or have it - kindly. >> >> If you would like to help me and respond, in order that you may not >> spam the inbox of members you could just reply to me alone. >> >> I appreciate your help in advance and thanks for your time on this long >> mail. >> >> Margaret >> _______________________________________________ >> WestNileNet mailing list >> WestNileNet@kym.net >> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet >> >> WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any >> way. >> _______________________________________________ >> > _______________________________________________ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. _______________________________________________
