{"product_id":"otumfuo-ntamkɛseɛ-in-alternate-dispute-resolution","title":"Otumfuo Ntamkɛseɛ in Alternate Dispute Resolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the Great Oath is sworn, a dispute is no longer ordinary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Asanteman, Otumfuo Ntamkesee is more than a sacred utterance. It embodies authority, summons, warning, jurisdiction, and finality. For generations, it has served as one of the most solemn institutions of Asante customary law, compelling parties to submit to the authority of the Golden Stool.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this book, Dr Thomas Agyarko-Poku examines the Great Oath of Otumfuo as a distinctive customary mechanism for dispute resolution. Exploring its historical foundations, legal character, procedural operation and continuing relevance, he asks whether it can be understood within Ghana's modern framework of Alternative Dispute Resolution and whether its outcomes from its invocation possess binding legal effect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on Asante history, customary law, constitutional Principles, judicial reasoning, and the lived authority of the Golden Stool, the author explores one of the most profound questions in Ghanaian legal pluralism: How should the modern state understand indigenous systems of justice that predate it, yet continue to operate with dignity, order, and force?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScholarly, thought-provoking, and deeply rooted in Asante tradition, Otumfuo Ntamkesee in Alternative Dispute Resolution is a landmark contribution to the study of customary justice, compulsory jurisdiction, and legal finality in Ghana.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"City Reads Books and Stationery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51522974449970,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"GHS","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/0746\/1170\/files\/IMG_0829.jpg?v=1785431819","url":"https:\/\/cityreadsbookstore.com\/products\/otumfuo-ntamk%c9%9bse%c9%9b-in-alternate-dispute-resolution","provider":"City Reads Books and Stationery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}