Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Rautenbach, Christa"
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Begrafnisregte in die konteks van die Afrika-gewoontereg en die rol van die testamentopsteller
Pelser, George; Rautenbach, Christa (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 ... -
Comments on the constitutional protection of religion in Swaziland
Rautenbach, Christa (Juta Law, 2008)Comparable to the South African legal system, the Swazi legal system has the characteristics of a dual legal system. Though the common law of Swaziland is Roman-Dutch law, Swazi customary law has a firm hold in the Swazi ... -
Common law crimes and indigenous customs: Dealing with the issues in south african law
Matthee, Jacques Louis; Rautenbach, Christa (Foundation for the Journal of Legal Pluralism African Studies Center, UCLA, 2010) -
Deep legal pluralism in South Africa: Judicial accommodation of non-state law
Rautenbach, Christa (Foundation for the Journal of Legal Pluralism African Studies Center, UCLA, 2010) -
A few comments on the (possible) revival of the customary law rule of male primogeniture : can the common-law principle of freedom of testation come to its rescue?
Rautenbach, Christa (Juta, 2014)The customary law rule of male primogeniture has been declared unconstitutional and invalid, and legal sources of the common law of succession have been tailored to provide for the devolution of estates which were formerly ... -
Formalities of "foreign" internet wills in South Africa and the Netherlands: A storm in a teacup?
Rautenbach, Christa (Butterworths, 2009) -
Fragmentation: Friend or foe in the effective implementation of the Cultural Diversity Convention in South Africa?
Rautenbach, Christa; Du Plessis, Anél (VerLoren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies (UNISA), 2009)It seems as if South Africa has never been as energetically involved in the international law-making arena as she was in the making of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural ... -
Godsdienstige en kulturele simbole in openbare skole: sigbaarwording en groei van regspluralisme in Suid-Afrika
Rautenbach, Christa (LexisNexis, 2008) -
Hindoe-eggenote, weet jy wat jou regsposisie in die Suid-Afrikaanse reg is?
Rautenbach, Christa; Cordier, Susanna Isabella Johanna (Faculty of Law, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2009)This article investigates the legal position of a Hindu wife married in terms of Hindu rites. In general, her marriage is not recognised as a valid marriage because it does not comply with the requirements set out in the ... -
In the name of comparative constitutional jurisprudence: the consideration of German precedents by South African constitutional court judges
Rautenbach, Christa; Du Plessis, Lourens (German Law Journal (GLJ), 2013)No abstract available -
Indian succession laws with apecial reference to the position of females: a model for South Africa
Rautenbach, Christa (IFCOL, 2008)South Africa's dual system of succession laws (the common law of succession and the customary law of succession) recently came under scrutiny in Bhe v Magistrate, Khayelitsha (Commission for Gender Equality as Amicus ... -
Institutionalisation of African traditional medicine in South Africa: healing powers of the law?
Rautenbach, Christa (Unisa (College of Law), 2011)In line with global trends in law and domestic realities the South African government has been one of the few “new” nations to make significant progress in including traditional health practice in the mainstream healthcare ... -
Legal perspectives on the role of culture in sustainable development
Du Plessis, Alida Anél; Rautenbach, Christa (Faculty of Law, North West University, 2010) -
Lost in translation: is a spouse a spouse or a descendant (or both) in terms of the reform of Customary Law of Succession and Regulation of related matters act?
Rautenbach, Christa; Meyer, Margaret (Juta Law, 2012)The Customary Law of Succession Act took effect on 20 September 2010, more than 17 months after it was signed by the president. The noble intentions of the act, as stated in its preamble, are to "modify the customary law ... -
The requirements for a valid pactum successorium in an antenuptial contract: the curious case of Radebe v Sosibo NO
Rautenbach, Christa; Van der Linde, Anton (Juta Law, 2012)This note discusses some remarks made in Radebe v Sosibo NO 2011 (5) SA 51 (GSJ) (hereafter the Radebe case) - a matter heard on appeal in the South Gauteng High Court. The case dealt, in essence, with the question whether ...