CONTENTS

FOREWORD

The Authority of the United Kingdom in Dependent Territories

SIR KENNETH ROBERTS-WRAY

Survey of Constitutions Drafted at the Colonial Office since 1944

J. C.

The Legal Machinery for the Transition from Dependence to Independence

SIR KENNETH ROBERTS-WRAY

The Independence of the Judiciary in Commonwealth Countries

SIR KENNETH ROBERTS-WRAY

Fundamental Rights

PROFESSOR A. GLEDHILL

Constitutional Writs in India

SIR ORBY MOOTHAM

Justice, Equity and Good Conscience

DR J. DUNCAN M. DERRETT

The Legal Profession in African Territories

SIR SYDNEY LITTLEWOOD

Islamic Law in Africa: Problems of

Today and Tomorrow

PROFESSOR J. N. D. ANDERSON

CHANGING LAW IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Liability under the Nigeria Criminal Code: A Historical and Comparative Study DR R. Y. HEDGES 184

Legal Development and Economic Growth in Africa

DR A. N. ALLOTT 194

Women’s Status and Law Reform

J. S. READ 210

Islamic Family Law: Progress in Pakistan n. j. coulson 240

Chinese Law in Hong Kong: The Choice of Sources

H. MCALEAVY 258

TABLE OF STATUTES 27O

TABLE OF CASES 276

INDEX 28l