INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (IJHSS)
Legal Protection for State Emblems in African Kingdoms and Empire
E-ISSN: 3435-6457
P-ISSN: 8654-3552
DOI: https://iigdpublishers.com/article/217
This paper is on the legal protection for the official emblems of African kingdoms and empires. The aim is to examine the principles that govern the use of emblems and other state objects and how the rules were administered by the people. The paper adopted the historical method as well as the interpretive and comparative designs. Primary and secondary sources were also utilised. The primary sources include examinations of the relics of these laws from the areas where they are still practiced. The secondary sources include the relevant published books and journal articles. The findings reveal that emblems and artworks were use throughout the continent to symbolised state power and royalty. The paper also shows that there were special laws that govern these objects and when violated, the culprit could meet capital punishment. The work also shows that state emblems and laws regulating their uses were not limited to specific kingdom in Africa but across the continent. Thus, throughout the continent, state objects were for the exclusive usage of the king or emperor and symbols of his authority and sovereignty.
Idahosa Osagie Ojo PhD
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