Marie GORÉ - Professor (université Panthéon-Assas Paris II)
Antoine GOUEZEL - Professor (université Rennes 1)
Marius TCHENDJOU - Associate Professor (université Reims)
Bertrand ANCEL - Professor (université Panthéon-Assas Paris II)
This thesis is devoted to study the influence of the European powers on past and present dispute resolution in West African legal system and thereby to determine whether an "African legal culture" exists.