Browsing Journals by Subject "Customary Law"
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Affiliation to a new customary law in post-apartheid South Africa
(2015)This article examines the possibility that in the post-apartheid South African legal system South African citizens can voluntarily change their customary law and affiliate to a new one in the true spirit of citizenship. ... -
Integration of the bride as a requirement for a valid customary marriage: Mkabe v minister of home affairs [2016] ZAGPPHC 460
(PER, 2018)Since the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1996 was promulgated in 15 November 2000 the courts are faced with the daunting task to determine whether a customary marriage is valid under the Act. The courts find ... -
Legislation as a critical tool in addressing social change in South Africa: lessons from Mayelane v Ngwenyama
(2015)Several changes have occurred in South Africa within the customary law system to ensure gender justice, including the enactment of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998. The purpose of the Recognition Act ...