Legal philosophy 2021

Critical legal Theories & Exam Tips

1. Critical legal theory 
2. Critical Race Theory 
3. Critical Gender Theory 
Themes of Post Modern theories 
1. Skepticism ( false consciousness) 
2. Role of power 
3. interpretive turn 
4. Interdisciplinary 
 

Criticisms of African Legal Philosophy and Ubuntu

African legal philosophy Part 2 (b)
criticisms of Ubuntu 
1. communitarianism ( unconstitutional because of patriarchy)
2. Reciprocity ( openness and kindness not happening in reality , outsiders and strangers differential treatment e.g homosexuals corrective Rape etc )
3. Reconciliation ( not in reality , witches burned and killed without trial) no empathy 

African Legal Philosophy Part2 (a) content and scope.

African Legal philosophy 
1. Nature of African Legal philosophy 
2. Types of African legal Philosophy 
3. Themes of African Legal Philosophy 
(I) communitarianism
(Ii)  Reconciliation
(iii) reciprocity
(iv) Ubuntu 

Legal philosophy part 1 “Theory of interpretations”

What Guides or constraints judges when judging cases. 


1. Natural Law 
2. objectivist theories
3. Communitarianism 
4. Post Modern Theories