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An Analysis of Homicide in the Afro-Arab Sudan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2009

Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban
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This paper has attempted to bring out the essentials of a larger study of Sudanese homicide. This is the first study of homicide and major crime in the Sudan which embraces the many diverse ethnic groups that constitute the Sudanese population. It is the first time that so many cases have been analysed for the purpose of disclosing sociological patterns of killing and violence in Sudanese society. Such studies are rare for African countries and practically non-existent for the Arab countries. The Sudan's unique position, straddling both the Arab and African worlds, make this study in part both a study of African homicide and of homicide in the Middle East.

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Research Article
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Journal of African Law , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , Spring 1976 , pp. 20 - 38
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Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies 1976

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