British replaced Akils courts with customary-law Subordinate Courts fitting Somali egalitarianism

Evidence

In 1945, the Akils Courts, more appropriate to a more hierarchical traditional system than that characteristic of Somali society, and which had never worked very well, were gradually abandoned in favour of a new system of Subordinate Courts. These courts consisted of a judge and assessors expert in customary law, but also with sufficient education to record proceedings in English or Arabic. This more flexible arrangement was more in keeping with the spirit of Somali customary procedure. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 363

Categorization

• XREF: Reinforces Lewis’s central thesis that Somali social structure (segmentary statelessness) resisted hierarchical colonial institutions. — connects to: Pastoral Somali governance is democratic almost to the point of anarchy — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 66; Recognized Akils served as the link between District Commissioners and Somalis — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 292; Post-independence Somalia inherited incompatible British and Italian legal systems — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 433 (+1 more)

Related

• Post-independence Somalia inherited incompatible British and Italian legal systems (similarity 0.84)
• Recognized Akils served as the link between District Commissioners and Somalis (similarity 0.83)
• Southern Somalia’s legal records remained in Italian under British administration (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• Post-independence Somalia inherited incompatible British and Italian legal systems #expands (0.60) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 433
• Somali egalitarianism coexists with a stigmatized sab caste #qualifies (0.40)