Browsing Law by Subject "Customary law"
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The best interests of the child in cultural and religious practices in respect of child marriages
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Child marriage has become a widely spread practice across the globe especially in some parts of Asia and in Africa. It involves the marriage of young children below the age of eighteen years. In most cases the marriages ... -
Die bestaanbaarheid van gewoonteregtelike huwelike in die lig van die Grondwet
(North-West University, 2005)Customary marriages are essentially polygamous. Courts were of the opinion that the nature of customary marriages are against public policy and natural justice. The Interim Constitution, 1993 gave effect to the consequences ... -
Land grabs and their effect on women's rights to cultivation in Ghana and Malawi
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Land is at the heart of everything human beings do. Many communities in African countries rely on subsistent farming as their source of livelihood. Ghana and Malawi have a dual legal system governing land. As such the laws ... -
The sui generis and intellectual property protection of expressions of folklore in Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)This thesis articulates an optimum framework for the protection of expressions of folklore in Africa using a number of African countries – South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria as case studies. This thesis argues that ...