Browsing PER: Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal by Subject "Colonialism"
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70 Years after the UDHR: A Provocative Reflection Shaped by African Experiences
(PER/PELJ, 2020)The 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights presents an opportunity for critical reflections from the Global South on why the dream of universalising the rights contained in this ... -
The resonance of colonial era customary codes in contemporary Uganda
(PER/PELJ, 2019)Colonial era codifications of customary law – especially those codified in indigenous first languages – have a resilient capacity to form and inform living customary law. In the context of Mukono District, Uganda, modern ... -
Traditional Leadership and Independent Bantustans of South Africa: Some Milestones of Transformative Constitutionalism beyond Apartheid
(2009)The institution of traditional leadership represents the early form of societal organisation. It embodies the preservation of culture, traditions, customs and values. This paper gives a brief exposition of the impact that ...