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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?
(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 ...
Hindoe-eggenote, weet jy wat jou regsposisie in die Suid-Afrikaanse reg is?
(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 ...
Legal perspectives on the role of culture in sustainable development
(Faculty of Law, North West University, 2010)
Deep legal pluralism in South Africa: Judicial accommodation of non-state law
(Foundation for the Journal of Legal Pluralism African Studies Center, UCLA, 2010)
Comments on the constitutional protection of religion in Swaziland
(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 ...
Indian succession laws with apecial reference to the position of females: a model for South Africa
(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 ...
Fragmentation: Friend or foe in the effective implementation of the Cultural Diversity Convention in South Africa?
(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 ...
Common law crimes and indigenous customs: Dealing with the issues in south african law
(Foundation for the Journal of Legal Pluralism African Studies Center, UCLA, 2010)