Browsing by Subject "African customary law"
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Begrafnisregte in die konteks van die Afrika Gewoontereg
(North-West University, 2011)Religious and cultural practices and values play an important role in funerals and how funerals should be conducted. This creates considerable conflict in the African customary law among heirs and family members when ... -
Begrafnisregte in die konteks van die Afrika-gewoontereg en die rol van die testamentopsteller
(LitNet, 2012)Religious and cultural practices and values play an important role in funerals and how they should be conducted. This creates considerable conflict between heirs and family members, especially those living under a system ... -
The legal implications of customary law adoptions in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023-10)Customary law is an integral part of South African law. Various pieces of legislation were enacted under the Constitution , resulting in the statutory regulation of certain aspects of customary law. The primary rationale ... -
One person's culture is another person's crime : a cultural defence in South African law?
(2014)The South African legal system is dualistic in nature with the one part consisting of the Western common law and the other consisting of African customary law. Although these two legal systems enjoy equal recognition, they ... -
Protecting expressions of folklore within the right to culture in Africa
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)This paper explores the protection of expressions of folklore within the right to culture in Africa by considering three issues, which are the increased understanding of the right to culture in national constitutions and ...
