Author Question: The Nuer, a pastoral tribe in Sudan, rely on ____ to serve as a mediator in feuds between local ... (Read 111 times)

imowrer · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

The Nuer, a pastoral tribe in Sudan, rely on ____ to serve as a mediator in feuds between local groups, often in cases of violence leading to death.

a. a powerful war leader
b. the Council of Forty-four
c. a man with ritual power to curse or bless, but no secular authority
d. a judge in a court of mediation

Question 2

Among the Comanche, the system for resolving a case of wife-stealing may require the plaintiff to ask for assistance from a number of different people, including a war chief if necessary. This system is an example of which type of legal system?

a. The mediator form of self-help systems
b. The familial form of self-help systems
c. An incipient court system
d. A court system