Publications and presentations

Books and edited volumes

1.  A.C. Diala and C. Rautenbach (editors) Reimagining legal pluralism in Africa: Balancing Indigenous, State, and Religious Laws [Brill-Nijhoff, 2024] pp. 1-474 [ISBN: 9789004696747].

2.      A.C. Diala Rethinking customary law and women’s property rights in the context of legal pluralism in Nigeria [Lagos: Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 2020] pp. 1-57. 

3.      S. Bagni & A. Diala (editors) Revista General de Derecho Público Comparado (2019) Special Issue vol. 26.

Book chapters

4.      ‘The concept of living customary law revisited’ in J. Cañabate and M.H. Vallés (editors) Derecho no oficial: Experiencias jurídicas más allá del Imperio de la Ley del Estado (Unofficial law: Legal experiences beyond the rule of state law (forthcoming, Dykinson Publishing, 2025).

5.      ‘The case against decolonisation: A legal perspective’ in J.C. Agbakoba and M. Rainsborough (editors) Beyond decolonial African philosophy – Africanity, Afrotopia and transcolonial perspectives (Routledge, 2024) pp. 212-231.

6.      ‘An African perspective on family property and customary law’ in M. Briggs and A. Hayward (editors) Research Handbook on Family Property and the Law [Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024] pp. 104-119 [DOI].

7.      A.C. Diala and C. Rautenbach ‘Introduction: The complex interplay of legal systems’ in Reimagining legal pluralism in Africa [Brill-Nijhoff, 2024] pp. 1-18.

8.      ‘Foreword: Law and sustainable development after Covid-19’ in A.E. Arimoro, E.M. Igbokwe and T.T. Egbe (editors) Law and Sustainable Development after Covid-19 (Routledge, 2024) pp. xiii-xvi [DOI].

9.      ‘Comparative indigenous law’ in M. Siems and P.J. Yap (editors) Cambridge Handbook of Comparative Law [Cambridge University Press, 2024] pp. 693-712.

10.   ‘Courts and transformative constitutionalism: Insights from South Africa’ in S.M. Sterett and L.D. Walker (editors) Research Handbook on Law and Courts (Edward Elgar, 2019) pp. 95-104 [DOI].

11.   ‘Legal pluralism and social change: Insights from matrimonial property rights in Nigeria’ in C. Rautenbach (editor) In the shade of an African baobab: Tom Bennett's legacy (JUTA, 2019) pp. 155-174 [Link].

12.   ‘The dawn of constitutionalism in Nigeria;’ in M.K. Mbondenyi and T. Ojienda (editors) Constitutionalism and democratic governance in Africa: Contemporary perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa (Pretoria University Law Press, 2013) pp. 135-160 [Link].

Peer reviewed journal articles

13.   M. Ditsela, A.C. Diala and R. Ozoemena ‘African feminism and the recognition of cohabitation under customary law’ (2024) 49(1) Africa Development 71-96 [Link].

14.   E. Okeng and A.C. Diala ‘Promotion of service delivery in terms of South Africa’s legal framework’ (2024) 27 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 1-34 [Link].

15.   V. Adeleke and A.C. Diala ‘The rights of women to the inheritance of their husbands’ estate in Nigeria’ (2024) Journal of Law, Society and Development 1-20 [Link].

16.   A.C. Diala and Nejat Hussein ‘The tsetse fly perched on the scrotum: Publishing problems in academic journals’ (2023) 26 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 1-28 [Link].

17.   ‘Neoliberal influences on legal pluralist marriage reforms in Africa’(2022) 9(2) Journal of International and Comparative Law pp. 81-108 [Link].

18.   A.C. Diala and S. Cotton ‘Chained communities: A critique of South Africa’s approach to land restitution’ (2021) 20(3) African Studies Quarterly pp. 73-86 [Link].

19.    ‘Legal pluralism and the future of indigenous family laws in Africa’ (2021) 35(1) International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family pp. 1-17 [Link].

20.   A.C. Diala and J.C. Diala ‘Normative intersectionality in married women’s property rights in southern Nigeria’ (2021) 24(1) Law, Democracy and Development pp. 86-108 [Link].

21.    ‘Peacebuilding and the interface of state law and indigenous market laws in Southern Nigeria’ (2020) 64(1) Journal of African Law pp. 1-26 [DOI].

22.   ‘Our laws are better than yours: The future of legal pluralism in South Africa’ (2019) 26 Revista General de Derecho Público Comparado pp. 1-23 [Link].

23.   A.C. Diala and S. Bagni ‘Introduction to special issue – The role of customary law in the shaping of new models of pluralistic states’ (2019) 26 Revista General de Derecho Público Comparado pp. 1-5 [Link].

24.   ‘Curriculum decolonisation and revisionist pedagogy of African customary law’ (2019) 22 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal pp. 1-37 [DOI].

25.   ‘A butterfly that thinks itself a bird: The identity of customary courts in Nigeria’ (2019) 51(3) The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law pp. 381-405 [DOI].

26.   A.C. Diala and B. Kangwa ‘Rethinking the interface between customary law and constitutionalism in sub-Saharan Africa’ (2019) 52(2) De Jure pp. 189-206 [DOI].

27.   S. Cotton and A.C. Diala ‘Silences in marriage laws in Commonwealth Africa: Women’s position in polygynous customary marriages’ (2018) 32(1) Speculum Juris pp. 18-32 [Link].

28.   ‘The shadow of legal pluralism in matrimonial property division outside the courts in Southern Nigeria’ (2018) 18(2) African Human Rights Law Journal pp. 706-731 [DOI].

29.   ‘A critique of the judicial attitude towards matrimonial property rights under customary law in Nigeria’s southern states’ (2018) 18(1) African Human Rights Law Journal pp. 100-122 [DOI].

30.   ‘Editorial’ (2018) 5(1) Journal of Comparative Law in Africa pp. i-v.

31.   J.C. Diala and A.C. Diala ‘Child marriage, bride wealth, and legal pluralism in Africa’ (2017) 4(2) Journal of Comparative Law in Africa pp. 77-104 [Link].

32.   ‘The protection of traditional cultural expressions in Africa: Book review’ (2017) 4(2) Journal of Comparative Law in Africa pp. 200-203 [Link].

33.   ‘The concept of living customary law: A critique’ (2017) 49(2) The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law pp. 143-165 [WOS].

34.   ‘Lessons from South Africa on reform of the customary law of inheritance in Nigeria’ (2015) 3 Diritto delle successioni e della famiglia pp. 891-914 [Link].

35.   ‘Reform of the customary law of inheritance in Nigeria: Lessons from South Africa’ (2014) 14(2) African Human Rights Law Journal pp. 633-654 [IBSS].

36.   L.J. Udofia and A.C. Diala ‘Legal feasibility of a lawsuit against the United Nations’ (2014) 3 Madonna University Law Journal pp. 158-171.

37.   ‘The Arab uprising: Implications for self-determination and good governance in the African Union’ (2012) 1 Pan African Yearbook of Law pp. 19-30 [Link].

38.   ‘Realising the right to adequate housing in Nigeria’ (2012) 2 Madonna University Law Journal pp. 155-173.

39.   ‘Lessons from South Africa in judicial power and minority protection’ (2011) 1 Madonna University Law Journal pp. 164-187.

40.   ‘Victims’ justice and re-characterising facts in the Lubanga trial at the ICC’ (2011) 7(1) Eyes on the ICC pp. 59-84 [Link].

Commissioned writings, blogs, and dissertations

1.      (2024) ‘Who owns the traditional ‘family home’ in South Africa? Court sets a new precedent, but the law remains murky’ The Conversation 12 December 2024 (Link).

2.      (2023) ‘South African politicians vs judges: New book defends the Constitution’ The Conversation 22 November 2023 (Link).

3.      (2023) ‘The missing link in judges’ approach to the Igbo custom of inheritance’ African Legal Studies Blog 18 August 2023 (Link).

4.      (2023) ‘South Africa’s new Marriage Bill raises many thorny issues - A balancing act is needed’ The Conversation 02 August 2023 (Link).

5.      (2023) South African Law Reform Commission Discussion Paper 160 of 11/2023, Project 100E: Review of Aspects of Matrimonial Property Law pp. 1-292 (Link).

6.      (2022) ‘South Africa has a new traditional courts bill. But it doesn’t protect indigenous practices’ The Conversation 22 September 2022 (Link).

7.      (2022) ‘What the Zulu kingship judgment tells us about the future of South African customary law’ The Conversation 9 March 2022 (Link).

8.      (2021) ‘Reflections from a Next Gen facilitator on working with doctoral students in Africa’ Items: Insights from the Social Sciences, The Social Science Research Council of New York 14 December 2021 [Link].

9.      (2021) ‘Why reform of matrimonial property laws is important’ Signals, University of the Western Cape Research Magazine Edition IV November 2021 pp. 34-35 [Link]

10.   (2020) ‘Understanding the relevance of African customary law in modern times’ The Conversation 1 December 2020 (Link).

11.   (2020) ‘Are Africans ready for integrated state and indigenous laws?’ AllAfrica 11 November 2020 (Link).

12.   (2017) ‘Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa: A story of transformation’ Items: Insights from the Social Sciences, The Social Science Research Council of New York 7 September 2017 [Link].

13.   (2016) ‘Judicial recognition of living customary law in the context of matrimonial property rights in South-East Nigeria’ Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of Cape Town pp. 1-266.

14.   (2013) ‘Successful marginalised group inclusion in customary governance structures and processes: Case study of the Osu people in Owerri South-East Nigeria’ in (J Hedström and J Smith eds.) Overcoming political exclusion: Strategies for marginalized groups to successfully engage in political decision-making (Stockholm, Sweden: International IDEA).

15.   (2011) ‘Security of human rights defenders in Nigeria’ in Strategie de Securite des Defenseurs des Droits de L’Homme: Experiences du Nigeria et de la Gambie (February) West African Human Rights Defenders’ Network, Togo pp. 28-50 [Link].

16.   (2011) ‘The strange child’ in J. Bassett (ed.) Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 2: Songs from the soul: Stories from around the world (Oxford: Oxford University Press) pp. 46-52. 

17. (2007) ‘Judicial activism in South Africa’s Constitutional Court: Minority protection or judicial illegitimacy?’ LL.M Dissertation, University of Pretoria, South Africa pp. 1-59 [Link].  

Expert/Media engagements and others

 1.      (2024) Interview with Thulasizwe Simelane of the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s SAFM on control of the family house under African customary law (17 December 2024).

2.      (2024) Interview with Nqaba Macece of SAFM on family houses under African customary law (16 December).

3.      (2024) Interview on 21 October with Benito Vergotine of SmileFM on patriarchy in marriage names.

4.      (2024) Interview on 28 August with Sertan Sanderson of Deutsche Welle (DW) on polygamy and equality.

5.      (2023) Interview on 21 August 2023 with Benito Vergotine of SmileFM on South Africa’s Marriage Bill.

6.      (2023) Interview on 18 August with Lerato Mbele of POWER 98.7 on the Marriage Bill, life partnerships and cohabiting couples in South Africa [Link].

7.      (2023) Interview on 17 August with Stephen Grootes of SAfm SABC on marriage laws in South Africa [Link].

8.      (2023) Television interview on 8 August with Osarogie Ogbonmwan and Olive Emodi of News Central Breakfast on South Africa’s Marriage Bill of 2022 [Link].

9.      (2023) Television interview about South Africa’s Marriage Bill with eNCA’s Marcell Gordon, 5 August [Link].

10.   (2023) Conversation with Prof. Thoko Kaime, Chair of African Legal Studies, Bayreuth on 26 June 2023 [Link].

11.   (2023) Radio interview on 13 June with Relebogile Mabotja of 702 Afternoons on customary marriages [Link].

12.   (2023) Radio interview on 6 January with SAFM’s ‘Living redefined’ on the Traditional Courts Bill [Link].

13.   (2022) Television interview on 24 September with Newzroom Afrika on the Traditional Courts Bill [Link].

14.   (2022) Consultation with the World Bank Business Enabling Environment (BEE) Project pp. 644-645 (Link).

15.   (2022) Television interview on 24 September with eNCA on the Traditional Courts Bill [Link].

16.   (2022) Television interview on 21 August with the South African Broadcasting Corporation on ‘Legal challenge to King Misuzulu's Kingship’ [Link].

17.   (2021) Television interview on 3 May 2021 with E.TV on inheritance and succession laws in South Africa.

18.   (2021) Live radio interview on 27 January with Power 98.7 on the status of South African customary laws. 

19. (2020) Live radio interview with the South African Broadcasting Corporation on 14 December, discussing the contemporary relevance of African customary laws.  

Invited presentations

1.  “Legal pluralism in other jurisdictions and lessons for Treaty”, presentation made at the Justice Treaty workshop hosted by the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service on 28 November 2024.

2.       Guest speaker on “Reaching the people: The role of customary justice” in the Justice and the Rule of Law Global Forum: Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Development, which was organised by the World Bank in Washington, DC from 25-26 June 2024 [Link].

3.  Inaugural speaker on “A theoretical framework for decolonial comparative law”, lecture series on Decolonizing comparative law? Problematizing and resisting the colonial legacies of the discipline organised by the Wainwright Chair in Civil Law and Paul-André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law, McGill University, Canada on 5 April 2024 [Link].

4.      Guest speaker on “The concept of living customary law revisited,” research colloquium at the Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance and Society, Leiden Law School, Netherlands, 07 June 2023 [Link]

5.  Guest speaker on “The trajectory of family law reforms in South Africa and beyond,” Research Roundtable organised by the Chair in African Legal Studies, University of Bayreuth on 05 June 2023 [Link].

6.      Moderator of International Migration Law and Indigenous Displacement in Africa, a session organised by the American Society of International Law Africa Interest Group on 21 April 2023 [Link].

7.      Keynote speaker on “The role of customary law in the 21st century: Upholding the tenets of customary law in a dynamic and English law-oriented Nigeria,” a webinar organised by the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies on 29 March 2023.

8.      Keynote speaker on “Gender dialectics of contemporary African customary law” at a conference titled African customary law and transformation: Towards a gender responsive approach organised by the Free State Centre for Human Rights, University of the Free State, South Africa 27-28 October 2022 [Link].

9.      Keynote speaker on “Traditional leadership in a legal pluralistic South Africa” at a Public Webinar titled The revival of traditional courts in South Africa: A step in the right direction? organised by the University of Venda, the Limpopo House of Traditional Leaders and the Centre for Legal Integration in Africa on 13 October 2022.

10.      Co-facilitated a training workshop for judges on the theme “Appraising the progress and challenges in the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015” from 25 to 29 July 2022 in Dubai, UAE.

11.   Keynote speaker on “Customary law aspects of curriculum development and teaching methodologies in the 21st century” at the International Conference on the Future of Legal Education in Ghana/Africa hosted by the University of Ghana School of Law, Accra from 29 November to 2 December 2021.

12.   Co-facilitated a colloquium on “The continuous search for coherence in Africa’s plural legal systems” at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, from 17 to 20 November 2021 [Link].

13.   Invited speaker on the panel ‘Understanding the Impacts of Local Indigenous Laws and Customs,’ a virtual professional development event organised by the Ontario Bar Association, Canada on 10 November 2021.

14.   Invited speaker on “Property ownership, land rights and gender challenges under customary law” at the Reflections on Gender in the Context of Customary Law in the African Continent Conference organised by the University of South Africa from 11-12 August 2021 [Link].

15.   Invited speaker on “The anatomy of customary law: Separating customary law from colonial and contemporary distortions” at the conference on Customary Law and Social Justice organised by the Law Trust Chair in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University on 25 August 2021 [Link].

16.   Delivered the 2020 Diaspora Scholars’ Lecture at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Lagos on 6 February 2020, titled ‘Rethinking customary law and women’s property rights in the context of legal pluralism in Nigeria.’ A Nigerian diaspora scholar is selected annually to engage a burning issue in Nigeria [Link].

17.   Facilitated the 15th doctoral skill-building workshop of the Next Generation in Africa Fellowship, organised by the Social Science Research Council of New York at the University of Ghana, 26-29 June 2019 [Link].

18.   Facilitated the 14th doctoral skill-building workshop of the Next Generation in Africa Fellowship at the United States International University, Nairobi, Kenya from 7 to 10 January 2019 [Link].

19.   Co-facilitated a Community Leaders’ Training Workshop (MDGS and Access to Justice) organised by the Dullar Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape from 28 to 29 May 2019 and made a presentation titled ‘The impact of culture and religion on gender equality (SDG 5) in vulnerable and marginalised communities.’

20.   Co-facilitated a writing and mentoring retreat for selected postgraduate and final year students on 20 October 2018 at Protea Hotel by Marriott, Tyger valley, Cape Town.

21.   Co-facilitated the Carnegie Foundation Peer-learning for Emerging Researchers’ Knowledge and Advancement Workshop organised by the University of Pretoria and the National Research Foundation of South Africa from 3-4 April 2019 [Link].

22.   Delivered keynote titled ‘Lessons from anti-corruption initiatives in the South African judiciary’ at a training workshop for Nigerian judges under the theme, Strategies for Strengthening Integrity and Preventing Corruption in the Judiciary on 12 July 2018 at Emperor’s Palace Hotel, Kempton Park, Johannesburg.

23.   Facilitated workshops on empirical legal research at the University of Hargeisa School of Law, Somaliland, from October to November 2017 for staff, postgraduate students, and civil society organisations.

Conference presentations [international]

1.  (2024) ‘An African perspective of family property and customary law’, Cross-Cultural Conversations – Forum for the Study of Jurisprudence and Value Inquiry, Robert Gordon University, UK, 25 September 2024.

2.  (2023) ‘Indigenous approaches to peacebuilding’ paper presented at the 8th Juris Diversitas General Conference: “Dystopian Visions of the Law” held at the University of Palermo, Italy, 19 - 21 June 2023.

3.  (2022) ‘Adaptive Legal Pluralism in Postcolonial Societies’ panel convened at the Global Meeting on Law and Society at the ISCTE University Institute in Lisbon, Portugal, from 13-16 July.

4.  (2022) ‘Indigenous laws in recent marriage law reforms in sub-Saharan Africa,’ paper presented at the Global Meeting on Law and Society hosted by the ISCTE University Institute in Lisbon, Portugal, from 13-16 July.

5.  (2021) ‘The future of legal orders in Africa’ Inaugural symposium of the Centre for Legal Integration in Africa held virtually on 22 October 2021.

6.  (2021) ‘A survey of the foundational values of indigenous African law in four countries,’ paper presented at the Re-Imagining Agenda 2063 Conference hosted by the Peter A. Allard School of Law and Liu Institute Network for Africa, University of British Columbia from 21-24 June.

7.      (2021) ‘Coloniality and the future of laws in sub-Saharan Africa,’ paper presented at the 7th Juris Diversitas Annual Conference: “The Dark Side of the Law” held virtually on 9 - 11 June 2021.

8.      (2021) ‘A postmodern view of gender and customary law in South Africa’ paper presented virtually at the Law and Society Association Conference on “Crisis, Healing and Re-Imagining,” Chicago, USA, 26-30 May 2021.

9.      (2021) ‘Rethinking customary law in postmodern Africa’ virtual conference on “Customary Law in a Changing Africa” organised by the Center for African Legal Studies at UPSA Law School Accra and the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law School, New York from 28-29 January.

10.   (2020) ‘Envisioning the future of legal orders in sub-Saharan Africa’ CHUSS seminar held virtually on 30 October 2020 at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda.

11.   2020 ‘The changing face of customary law in South Africa’ Virtual Conference organised by the University of Bologna, Italy from 22-24 April titled Searching for Models of Intercultural Management of Social Conflict.

12.   (2019) with S. Cotton ‘Strange bedfellows: Legal positivism, pluralism, and access to justice under customary law in South Africa’ Engendering Access to Justice for Development in Sub Saharan Africa International Conference organised by Nordic Africa Institute, Sweden and University of the Western Cape (28-29 October).

13.   (2019) ‘The Constitution as customary law, or: The future of legal pluralism in sub-Saharan Africa’ 6th Juris Diversitas Annual Conference: “Law, Roots and Space” Faculty of Law, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa (15-17 April).

14.   (2019) with B. Kangwa ‘Rethinking the interface between customary law and constitutionalism in Africa’ 2nd Biennial Law and Society in Africa Conference: “Africa and the Middle East in an era of Global Fragility” The American University in Cairo, Egypt (1-3 April).

15.   (2018) Panel convenor, Indigenous courts, commerce and (intellectual) property at the Biennial Conference of the Commission on Legal Pluralism: “Citizenship, legal pluralism and governance in the age of globalization” Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, Canada (17-24 August).

16.   (2017) Panel convenor, Identity, scholarship, and Africa’s next generation leaders, Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa: “African studies and global politics” University of Accra (12-14 October).

17.   (2017) ‘Indigenous Market Laws in Southern Nigeria: Past, Present, and Future’ 5th Juris Diversitas Annual Conference: “Law and Food” Université Jean Moulin, Lyon, France (10-12 July).

18.   (2016) ‘Judicial recognition of living customary law in the context of matrimonial property rights in South-East Nigeria’ International Conference on Law and Society in Africa: “Dynamism, Liminality, and Reality? Policy, Research and the Law in an Afropolitan Era” River Club, Observatory, Cape Town (9-11 December).

19.   (2016) ‘What is living customary law?’ African Studies Association 59th Annual Meeting, “Imagining Africa at the Centre: Bridging Scholarship, Policy and Representation in African Studies” Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC, United States of America (1-3 December).

20.   (2016) ‘Judicial protection of women’s matrimonial property rights in Nigeria’ 4th Juris Diversitas Annual Conference: “Unity and/or Diversity” Louisiana University Law Centre, Baton Rouge, USA (30 May - 1 June).

21.   (2015) ‘Towards an adaptation theory of customary law in post-colonial societies’ (14-16 December) Biennial International Conference of the Commission on Legal Pluralism, ‘Normative Interfaces of Globalization and High-Tech Capitalism: Legal Pluralism and the Neo-Liberal Turn’ at the Institute of Technology Bombay, India.

22.   (2015) with K.A. Maphalle ‘Customary law and intellectual property rights: The protection of indigenous knowledge systems in sub-Saharan Africa’ Biennial International Conference of the Commission on Legal Pluralism, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (14-16 December).

23. (2015) ‘Implications of an adaptation theory of indigenous law for legal pluralism in Africa’ 3rd Juris Diversitas Annual Conference: “The State of/and Comparative Law” University of Limerick, Ireland, UK (2-4 June). 

Local presentations

23.   (2024) ‘Twenty years of Bhe v Khayelitsha Magistrate: Promises, progress and pitfalls conference organised by the Centre for Legal Integration in Africa and the University of Cape Town from 20-21 August 2024.

24.   (2024) ‘The philosophical values of indigenous African laws’, invited presentation on Taking Indigenous Knowledges Seriously, conference organised by the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa from 13 to 14 August 2024.

25.   (2024) ‘Indigenous versus colonial notions of property’ paper presented at the 26th Miller du Toit Cloete Annual Family Law Conference from 13 to 15 March 2024 at the President Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa.

26.   (2023) ‘Towards a segmented teaching approach in legal education’ presented (with Conrad Potberg) in the Scholarship of Engagement Colloquium held at the University of the Western Cape from 18 - 19 May 2023.

27.    (2021) ‘Implications of Discussion Paper 152 for customary law unions’ panel discussion at the 23rd Miller du Toit Cloete Annual Family Law Conference held virtually on 12 March 2021.

28.    (2020) ‘Goodbye “official” and “living” customary law’ Biennial Conference of the Southern African Law Teachers’ Association/ University of Johannesburg, Kruger National Park, Skukuza (20-24 January).

29.   (2019) ‘Legal pluralistic interfaces in the development of customary family laws in Nigeria’ 22nd Annual Family Law Conference: Customary marriage updates The President Hotel, Sea Point, Cape Town (4-5 April).

30.    (2018) ‘The elders’ viewpoint: Shifting perceptions of matrimonial property rights in Southern Nigeria’ Mandela and the Law Conference, University of the Western Cape (26 October).

31.   (2015) ‘Towards a revisionist approach to African customary law’ Humboldt Kolleg: “Modern Day Impact of Culture on Science: The Influence of Cultural Diversity on Theory and Practice” North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa (19-21 November).

32.   (2014) ‘Reform of the customary law of succession in Nigeria’ Postgraduate Law Seminar, Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town (10 April).

33.   (2014) with A. Ordor ‘The space between: Significance of a vertical theory of living customary law for development’ Southern African Development Community/National Research Foundation Conference: “Interplay of customary law rights in land and legal pluralism” University of Cape Town (17 October).

34.   (2013) ‘The place of customary law in the Nigerian legal system’ Postgraduate Law Seminar, Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town (20 June).