The Symbolic Power of the State: Inheritance Disputes and Litigants’ Judicial Trajectories in Cotonou

Andreetta, Sophie

doi:10.1111/plar.12341

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“…In cases where the eldest male heir is challenged by younger siblings and the widow, there may be a long battle to overturn traditional norms. In Benin, women will file cases in the courts, not because they believe the ruling will be followed to the law, but because having the power of the state behind a decision carries social weight (Andreetta 2020). Despite the burdens of accessing justice, women's use of the TPI in Cotonou and Allada, as well as seeking the support of AFAB, show how some women are using these institutions to seek justice and to challenge social norms and expectations.…”

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“…In the case of Cotonou, Sophia Andreetta has argued, ‘by appealing to the courts, those on the lower rungs of family hierarchies – particularly sisters and widows – manage to transform power relationships to their advantage’ (Andreetta 2020: 6). Women, particularly widows, and younger siblings go to courts to resolve inheritance claims and to secure their rights to property in cases in which family structure and norms would not previously have provided for them.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For her the answer lies in the social influence of a court decision. It carries weight and social authority that helps legitimise or challenge family authority (Andreetta 2020). Similarly, a civil marriage requires divorce in order to be officially dissolved.…”

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Women seeking justice: claims-making in lower courts in Benin

Wing

2023

J. Mod. Afr. Stud.

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While the challenges of family law reform and barriers to justice are widely studied, there is a gap in our understanding of the gendered nature of the use of courts in West Africa. Through analysis of judicial decisions in Courts of First Instance (Tribunaux de Première Instance) in Allada and Cotonou, Benin, this article examines how women and men use lower courts in family law cases. This article finds that despite barriers to access to formal institutions, women use these courts in equal numbers as do men, and they use them for divorce, as well as to claim child custody, child-support and alimony. Men mostly use family law courts to determine paternity and to seek divorce. Despite a widespread lack of confidence in courts and tribunals, these Courts of First Instance are a tool for women to challenge social hierarchy and to claim rights for themselves and their children.

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Women seeking justice: claims-making in lower courts in Benin

Wing

2023

J. Mod. Afr. Stud.

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“…Melalui upaya-upaya ini, diharapkan sistem peradilan Indonesia dapat menjadi lebih efektif, transparan, dan berkualitas (Andreetta, 2020;Ji, 2020). Upaya upaya tersebut dalam pemberlakuannya harus dikenakan pengukuran kualitas berkala guna memastikan efektivitas upaya yang dilakukan untuk mengukur kualitas transparansi sistem peradilan di Indonesia, perlu dilakukan beberapa langkah penting yang dapat dijadikan tolak ukur dengan indikator yang digunakan untuk mengukur kualitas transparansi sistem peradilan di Indonesia mencakup https://journal.pubmedia.id/index.php/jcl berbagai aspek yang mencerminkan tingkat keterbukaan dan akuntabilitas lembaga peradilan.…”

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Reformasi Kekuasaan Kehakiman di Indonesia: Meningkat, Independensi, dan Kualitas

Situmorang,

Triadi

2024

jcl

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Dalam menegakkan supremasi hukum serta menjamin perlindungan hak asasi manusia, setiap individu diperlakukan secara adil di hadapan hukum menjaga independensi dan integritas peradilan harus menjadi prioritas utama bagi negara, dalam melaksanakan tugas dapat dilaksanakan secara efektif dengan penerapan prinsip-prinsip independensi, integritas, dan objektivitas sebagai landasan dalam menjalankan peradilan untuk menciptakan keputusan dan kepastian yang mengikat semua pihak hukum di masyarakat. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui Bagaimana peran kekuasaan kehakiman dalam menjaga stabilitas kekuasaan negara dan mengawasi penerapan hukum di berbagai sektor, serta upaya reformasi yang dapat dilakukan untuk memperkuat independensi, transparansi, dan kualitas kekuasaan kehakiman di Indonesia. Dengan menggunakan metode pendekatan yuridis normatif dan studi kepustakaan, penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan wawasan yang komprehensif tentang peran kekuasaan kehakiman dalam menjaga stabilitas kekuasaan negara dan mengawasi penerapan hukum di berbagai sektor, serta menyediakan kerangka kerja untuk merumuskan rekomendasi kebijakan yang dapat meningkatkan independensi, transparansi, dan kualitas kekuasaan kehakiman di Indonesia. Hasil penelitian ini hakim berperan krusial dalam menjaga stabilitas negara Indonesia melalui penegakan hukum. Penting bagi Indonesia sebagai negara hukum untuk memperkuat integritas, kepercayaan masyarakat terhadap sistem peradilan, dan kemerdekaan hukum dengan peningkatan fasilitas, pelayanan, dan transparansi lembaga peradilan

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“…Inheritance, (Andreetta, 2020;Reichelt et al, 2019;Salifu, 2021) it will always be remembered to imagine the existence of someone who dies or dies or dies by leaving heirs and property or property called inheritance or serind is also called inheritance property, which in the BW is successively called erflater, erfgenaam and nalenschap. The law of inheritance regulates with or without changes in the transfer and generation of legal relations as a result of the death of a person.…”

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Consequences of Rejecting the Principle of Portie Legitieme on Wills and Deeds of Grants

Setiyowati

Lisdiyono

2023

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Inheritance law in the BW is basically regulatory and there is no element of coercion. The heir has the right to do anything with his property as long as he is still alive. However, the treatment of his assets must not violate the legitimacy of the portie or the absolute rights of the legal heirs. If the right of legitieme portie is violated, all the actions of the heirs are null and void as long as the demands of the heirs are valid. The purpose of this research is to find out the legal consequences of annulment of wills and awarding of deed for violating the legitieme portie. The method of analysis was carried out using a case study of the Supreme Court Decision. The results of the analysis of the case filed a lawsuit for Budijono Hartono's inheritance between Budijono Hartono's legitimate child as the legal heir and Budijono Hartono's wife, the Court judge decided to cancel the Will and Grant Deed for violating the legitieme portie, as a consequence of not fulfilling the provisions in the laws and regulations on the seduction of legitimaries. Deeds of wills and deed of grants are declared to have no legal force so that all assets listed in the deed of wills and grants are included in the boedel to be divided among all the heirs.

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The Symbolic Power of the State: Inheritance Disputes and Litigants’ Judicial Trajectories in Cotonou

Cited by 6 publications

References 39 publications

Women seeking justice: claims-making in lower courts in Benin

Women seeking justice: claims-making in lower courts in Benin

Reformasi Kekuasaan Kehakiman di Indonesia: Meningkat, Independensi, dan Kualitas

Consequences of Rejecting the Principle of Portie Legitieme on Wills and Deeds of Grants

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