Mohamed Sesay is Assistant Professor in Social Science at York University and a UKRI GCRF Visiting Fellow at the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security. Specializing in international relations and comparative politics, his research focuses on transitional justice, rule of law, customary justice, peacebuilding, and postconflict reconstruction particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

• 1. IntroductionPART I: THE RULE OF LAW AND COLONIALITY REVISITED2. The Coloniality of the Rule of Law 3. Legal Development in Africa PART II: COLONIAL LEGACIES AND CONTEMPORARY LEGAL RECONSTRUCTIONS4. The Rule of Law and Political Power in Sierra Leone and Liberia 5. The Rule of Law and the Economy of Sierra Leone and Liberia 6. The Rule of Law and Societies in Sierra Leone and Liberia 7. Conclusions and Reflections ReferencesIndex

Mohamed Sesay is Assistant Professor in Social Science at York University and a UKRI GCRF Visiting Fellow at the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security. Specializing in international relations and comparative politics, his research focuses on transitional justice, rule of law, customary justice, peacebuilding, and postconflict reconstruction particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

• 1. IntroductionPART I: THE RULE OF LAW AND COLONIALITY REVISITED2. The Coloniality of the Rule of Law 3. Legal Development in Africa PART II: COLONIAL LEGACIES AND CONTEMPORARY LEGAL RECONSTRUCTIONS4. The Rule of Law and Political Power in Sierra Leone and Liberia 5. The Rule of Law and the Economy of Sierra Leone and Liberia 6. The Rule of Law and Societies in Sierra Leone and Liberia 7. Conclusions and Reflections ReferencesIndex

Mohamed Sesay is Assistant Professor in Social Science at York University and a UKRI GCRF Visiting Fellow at the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security. Specializing in international relations and comparative politics, his research focuses on transitional justice, rule of law, customary justice, peacebuilding, and postconflict reconstruction particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

• 1. IntroductionPART I: THE RULE OF LAW AND COLONIALITY REVISITED2. The Coloniality of the Rule of Law 3. Legal Development in Africa PART II: COLONIAL LEGACIES AND CONTEMPORARY LEGAL RECONSTRUCTIONS4. The Rule of Law and Political Power in Sierra Leone and Liberia 5. The Rule of Law and the Economy of Sierra Leone and Liberia 6. The Rule of Law and Societies in Sierra Leone and Liberia 7. Conclusions and Reflections ReferencesIndex