African legal stratification In Africa，the historical evolution of a country characterizes the development of its legal system,and the use of the legal stratification method allowed the iurist that imends to study African law to understand the dynamics of its development in the COUrSe of the time．These concepts，developed by the Italian doctrine，can be also found in the Anglo-Saxon legal literature，especially if dedicated to African law，and also in the literature in French language on African lawa．