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By the end of this module, students should be familiar with a range of literature and scholarship on the subject, have a clear understanding of the debates surrounding the question of law and development in Africa generally, and, consequently, should be able to:

• Understand the different theories of Law and Development in the context of Africa;
• Analyse the indices of socio-economic growth and explore the role of law as an instrument of social engineering in Africa;
• Demonstrate an appreciation of the parameters of Law and Development and their inter-connections in overcoming the challenges of development in different African countries;
• Undertake further critical research on the relationship between law, development and society and what contribution legal theory and institutions can make towards the quest for political and socio-economic  development in Africa.