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| adam_text | CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT V
ABBREVIATIONS XIII
BIBLIOGRAPHY - XVII
CASE INDEX XXXIII
CHAPTER 1: CONCEPTS AND THEORY
1 TEXTS AND ORAL TRADITION 1
(A) LAW AS AN ORAL TRADITION 2
(B) REDUCING CUSTOM TO WRITING 5
(C) THE PROBLEM OFLANGUAGE 7
2 POSITIVISM 9
3 ANTHROPOLOGY AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 13
(A) EVOLUTIONISM 13
(B) STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONALISM 15
(C) CUSTOMARY LAW AND DEVELOPMENT 17
(D) DISILLUSIONMENT AND MARXIST THEORY 18
(E) CULTURE AND TRADITION 20
4 CURRENT METHODS AND PERSPECTIVES 23
(A) THE CASE STUDY METHOD 23
(B) RULE VERSUS PROCESS 26
(C) LEGAL PLURALISM 27
(D) GENDER 30
CHAPTER 2: RECOGNITION, ASCERTAINMENT AND APPLICATION
1 THE HISTORY OF RECOGNITION 34
2 PROOF AND ASCERTAINMENT OF CUSTOMARY LAW 44
3 CONFLICTS BETWEEN CUSTOMARY AND COMMON LAW 49
(A) INTRODUCTION TO THE PROBLEM 49
(B) CHOICE OF LAW: AN EXERCISE OF DISCRETION 51
(C) MARRIAGE BY CIVIL OR CHRISTIAN RITES 57
(D) WILLS 60
(E) INTESTATE SUCCESSION 61
(F) UNIFYING TECHNIQUES, ESTOPPEL AND RES JUDICATA 67
(G) THE REPUGNANCY PROVISO 67
4 CONFLICTS BETWEEN DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OF CUSTOMARY LAW. . . 69
5 THE NATAL AND KWAZULU CODES AND HOMELANDS LEGISLATION . 70
6 CONFLICTS BETWEEN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC SYSTEMS OF LAW . . 74
VN
VIII CUSTOMARY LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA
CHAPTER 3: THE RIGHT TO CULTURE AND THE CONSTITUTION
1 CUSTOMARY LAW DURING THE CONSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS . 76
2 THE RIGHT TO CULTURE 78
(A) THE AMBIGUITY OF CULTURE 78
(B) HUMAN RIGHTS AND CULTURAL RELATIVISM 80
(C) SOURCE OF THE RIGHT IN INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LAW 84
(D) CONTENT OF THE RIGHT 86
(E) SCOPE OF THE RIGHT 88
3 APPLICATION OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS 91
(A) GENERAL PRINCIPLES 91
(B) HORIZONTALITY 91
(C) LIMITATION OF RIGHTS 95
4 LEGISLATIVE REFORM 96
(A) CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING LEGISLATION 96
(B) NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL COMPETENCE 98
CHAPTER 4: TRADITIONAL LEADERS
1 THE STRUCTURE OF TRADITIONAL GOVERNMENT 101
2 CONQUEST, INDIRECT RULE AND APARTHEID 106
3 TRADITIONAL RULERS UNDER THE NEW CONSTITUTION ILL
(A) THE APPRAISAL OF TRADITIONAL RULERS ILL
(B) CONSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS AND THE FINAL CONSTITUTION 113
4 THE HOUSES OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS 115
(A) COMPOSITION 115
(B) HOUSE PROCEDURES 116
(C) POWERS 117
(D) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES 118
5 APPOINTMENT AND SUCCESSION TO OFFICE 120
6 POWERS OF GOVERNMENT 123
(A) TERRITORIAL AND PERSONAL JURISDICTION 123
(B) THE EXTENT OF CUSTOMARY POWERS 125
(C) SEPARATION OF POWERS 126
(D) LOCAL GOVERNMENT 130
CHAPTER 5: COURTS
1 HISTORY OF THE COURTS 135
(A) BRITISH COLONIAL POLICY AND THE POSTCOLONIAL PERIOD 135
(B) SOUTH AFRICAN COURTS 138
2 THE COURTS AND LEGAL PLURALISM 141
(A) CUSTOMARY COURTS 141
(B) MAGISTRATES COURTS 147
(C) FAMILYCOURTS 149
(D) SMALL CLAIMS COURTS 150
3 THE STATE AND UNOFFICIAL TRIBUNALS 151
(A) HISTORY OF UNOFFICIAL TRIBUNALS 151
(B) CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS 156
CONTENTS IX
CHAPTER 6: PROCEDURE
1 PROCESSING DISPUTES 161
2 PROCEEDINGS IN A CUSTOMARY COURT 166
3 REGULATION OF CUSTOMARY LAW 168
(A) CUSTOMARY PROCEDURE AND FAIR TRIAL 168
(B) RECUSAL 170
(C) FEES 171
(D) DEFAULT JUDGMENT 171
(E) EVIDENCE 171
(F) PRESUMPTION OF GUILT 175
(G) REPRESENTATION 175
(H) EXECUTION OF JUDGMENTS 176
(I) RECORDS AND REGISTRATION OF JUDGMENTS 177
CHAPTER 7: THE FAMILY
1 CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS 178
2 NUCLEAR AND EXTENDED FAMILIES, AND MODERN FAMILY
FORMS 180
CHAPTER 8: MARRIAGE
1 RECOGNITION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES 188
(A) THE COLONIAL AND APARTHEID ERAS 188
(B) PREPARATION FOR REFORM 192
(C) RECOGNITION OF EXISTING MARRIAGES UNDER THE RECOGNITION OF CUSTOMARY
MARRIAGES ACT 194
2 ESSENTIALS OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGE 198
(A) CONSENT OF THE SPOUSES 199
(B) AGE 203
(C) CONSENT OF PARENTS OR GUARDIANS 204
(D) PROHIBITED DEGREES OF RELATIONSHIP AND PREFERRED MARRIAGES 207
(E) MARRIAGE NEGOTIATIONS 209
(F) TRANSFER OFTHE BRIDE AND THE WEDDING CEREMONY 213
(G) REGISTRATION 217
3 LOBOLO 220
(A) MEANING AND FUNCTION 220
(B) COMPOSITION AND AMOUNT 224
(C) THE DUTY TO PAY 228
(D) THE RECIPIENT 231
(E) DELIVERY AND ENFORCEMENT 232
(F) A LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR MARRIAGE? 234
4 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CIVIL OR CHRISTIAN AND
CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES . . 236
(A) DUAL MARRIAGES 236
(B) CONVERTING THE FORM OF MARRIAGE 238
(C) DUAL AND CONVERTED MARRIAGES CONTRACTED BEFORE THE RECOGNITION OF
CUSTOMARY
MARRIAGESACT 239
X CUSTOMARY LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA
CHAPTER 9: CONSEQUENCES OF MARRIAGE
1 POLYGYNY 243
(A) CUSTOMARY LAW 243
(B) RECOGNITION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES ACT 245
2 PERSONAL RELATIONS OF THE SPOUSES 248
(A) THE PATRIARCHAL TRADITION 248
(B) SOCIAL CHANGE AND THE RECOGNITION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES ACT 250
3 PROPRIETARY CONSEQUENCES 254
(A) HOUSE PROPERTY 256
(B) FAMILY PROPERTY 258
(C) PERSONAL PROPERTY 259
(D) REFORM UNDER THE RECOGNITION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES ACT 260
(E) MANAGEMENT OF THE MARITAL ESTATE 263
CHAPTER 10: DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
1 CUSTOMARY MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE 266
2 GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE 268
3 PROCEDURE 270
(A) METHODS FOR SIGNIFYING DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE 270
(B) DIVORCE PROCEDURE 271
(C) REFORM 274
4 RETURN OF LOBOLO 277
5 CONSEQUENCES OF DIVORCE 279
(A) THE MATRIMONIAL ESTATE 280
(B) MAINTENANCE 282
(C) STATUS OF THE SPOUSES 284
(D) CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF CHILDREN 285
6 NULLITY 291
CHAPTER 11: CHILDREN
1 LEGAL PERSONALITY 294
2 CONCEPTIONS OF CHILDHOOD 295
3 MARKING AGE AND STATUS 298
(A) THE TRADITIONAL AGE GRADES AND SETS 298
(B) CIRCUMCISION 302
(C) THE IMPOSITION OF AN AGE OF MAJORITY 304
(D) TACIT EMANCIPATION 306
4 LEGITIMACY AND AFFILIATION 307
(A) LEGITIMACY AND ITS RELEVANCE IN CUSTOMARY LAW 307
(B) RULES OF AFFILIATION 308
(C) THE NATURAL FATHER S RIGHTS 310
(D) THE MOTHER S RIGHTS 313
(E) PROOFOFPATERNITY 313
(0 THE CHILD S RIGHTS 315
(G) CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM 318
CONTENTS XI
5 ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE 319
(A) ADOPTION 319
(B) FOSTERCARE 321
6 CAPACITY 322
(A) PROPRIETARY CAPACITY 322
(B) DELICTUAL CAPACITY 325
(C) CONTRACTUAL CAPACITY AND LOCUS STANDI 328
(D) GUARDIANSHIP 328
7 POWERS OF DISCIPLINE 329
CHAPTER 12: SUCCESSION
1 DEATH AND BURIAL 332
2 RULES OF SUCCESSION 334
(A) GENERAL PRINCIPLES 334
(B) PROPERTY AND DEBTS 335
(C) ORDEROFSUCCESSIONTOAFAMILYHEAD 337
(D) THEWIDOW 345
(E) DISINHERITANCE 350
(0 DISPOSITIONS OF PROPERTY 351
(G) MINORITY OF THE HEIR 352
(H) SUCCESSION TO WOMEN 354
3 REFORM OF CUSTOMARY LAW 356
4 WILLS 362
(A) TESTACY AND FREEDOM OF TESTATION 362
(B) RIGHTS THAT MAY BE DEVISED BY WILL 364
5 ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES 367
(A) UNDER THE BLACK ADMINISTRATION ACT 367
(B) THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE 368
CHAPTER 13: LAND TENURE
1 THE PRECOLONIAL ECONOMY AND CUSTOMARY LAW 371
2 THE PROBLEM OF DESCRIBING CUSTOMARY SYSTEMS OF
LAND TENURE 374
(A) THE EVOLUTION OF OWNERSHIP 374
(B) COLONIAL DESCRIPTIONS OF CUSTOMARY TENURE 376
(C) THE TERMS OF ANALYSIS 379
3 CUSTOMARY TENURE 381
(A) POWERS OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS 381
(B) INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS 390
(C) LOSSOFRIGHTS 399
4 TRANSFER OF RIGHTS 402
(A) SALE 402
(B) WILLS 408
(C) MORTGAGE 409
(D) PRESCRIPTION 409
XII CUSTOMARY LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA
5 THE LAW APPLICABLE TO LAND: CONFLICT OF LAWS 410
(A) WHEN DOES CUSTOMARY OR COMMON LAW APPLY TO DETERMINE TITLE AND
TENURE TO LAND? 410
(B) CHOICE OF LAW DETERMINED BY STATUTE 412
(C) APPLICATION OF THE LANDHOLDERS PERSONAL LAW 412
(D) LAW DETERMINED BY THE PARTIES INTENTIONS 413
(E) THE LEX SITUS 416
(0 THE SPECIAL CASE OF PRESCRIPTION 417
6 REFORMS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION 419
(A) CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION OF INTERESTS 420
(B) RESTITUTION 422
(C) SECURITY OF TENURE 423
(D) CONDITIONS OF TENURE 425
APPENDIX 1: CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA: CHAPTER 2 BILL
OF
RIGHTS 431
APPENDIX 2: RECOGNITION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES ACT 120 OF 1998 442
INDEX 449
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT V
ABBREVIATIONS XIII
BIBLIOGRAPHY - XVII
CASE INDEX XXXIII
CHAPTER 1: CONCEPTS AND THEORY
1 TEXTS AND ORAL TRADITION 1
(A) LAW AS AN ORAL TRADITION 2
(B) REDUCING CUSTOM TO WRITING 5
(C) THE PROBLEM OFLANGUAGE 7
2 POSITIVISM 9
3 ANTHROPOLOGY AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 13
(A) EVOLUTIONISM 13
(B) STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONALISM 15
(C) CUSTOMARY LAW AND DEVELOPMENT 17
(D) DISILLUSIONMENT AND MARXIST THEORY 18
(E) CULTURE AND TRADITION 20
4 CURRENT METHODS AND PERSPECTIVES 23
(A) THE CASE STUDY METHOD 23
(B) RULE VERSUS PROCESS 26
(C) LEGAL PLURALISM 27
(D) GENDER 30
CHAPTER 2: RECOGNITION, ASCERTAINMENT AND APPLICATION
1 THE HISTORY OF RECOGNITION 34
2 PROOF AND ASCERTAINMENT OF CUSTOMARY LAW 44
3 CONFLICTS BETWEEN CUSTOMARY AND COMMON LAW 49
(A) INTRODUCTION TO THE PROBLEM 49
(B) CHOICE OF LAW: AN EXERCISE OF DISCRETION 51
(C) MARRIAGE BY CIVIL OR CHRISTIAN RITES 57
(D) WILLS 60
(E) INTESTATE SUCCESSION 61
(F) UNIFYING TECHNIQUES, ESTOPPEL AND RES JUDICATA 67
(G) THE 'REPUGNANCY' PROVISO 67
4 CONFLICTS BETWEEN DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OF CUSTOMARY LAW. . . 69
5 THE NATAL AND KWAZULU CODES AND HOMELANDS LEGISLATION . 70
6 CONFLICTS BETWEEN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC SYSTEMS OF LAW . . 74
VN
VIII CUSTOMARY LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA
CHAPTER 3: THE RIGHT TO CULTURE AND THE CONSTITUTION
1 CUSTOMARY LAW DURING THE CONSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS . 76
2 THE RIGHT TO CULTURE 78
(A) THE AMBIGUITY OF CULTURE 78
(B) HUMAN RIGHTS AND CULTURAL RELATIVISM 80
(C) SOURCE OF THE RIGHT IN INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LAW 84
(D) CONTENT OF THE RIGHT 86
(E) SCOPE OF THE RIGHT 88
3 APPLICATION OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS 91
(A) GENERAL PRINCIPLES 91
(B) HORIZONTALITY 91
(C) LIMITATION OF RIGHTS 95
4 LEGISLATIVE REFORM 96
(A) CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING LEGISLATION 96
(B) NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL COMPETENCE 98
CHAPTER 4: TRADITIONAL LEADERS
1 THE STRUCTURE OF TRADITIONAL GOVERNMENT 101
2 CONQUEST, INDIRECT RULE AND APARTHEID 106
3 TRADITIONAL RULERS UNDER THE NEW CONSTITUTION ILL
(A) THE APPRAISAL OF TRADITIONAL RULERS ILL
(B) CONSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS AND THE FINAL CONSTITUTION 113
4 THE HOUSES OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS 115
(A) COMPOSITION 115
(B) HOUSE PROCEDURES 116
(C) POWERS 117
(D) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES 118
5 APPOINTMENT AND SUCCESSION TO OFFICE 120
6 POWERS OF GOVERNMENT 123
(A) TERRITORIAL AND PERSONAL JURISDICTION 123
(B) THE EXTENT OF CUSTOMARY POWERS 125
(C) SEPARATION OF POWERS 126
(D) LOCAL GOVERNMENT 130
CHAPTER 5: COURTS
1 HISTORY OF THE COURTS 135
(A) BRITISH COLONIAL POLICY AND THE POSTCOLONIAL PERIOD 135
(B) SOUTH AFRICAN COURTS 138
2 THE COURTS AND LEGAL PLURALISM 141
(A) CUSTOMARY COURTS 141
(B) MAGISTRATES'COURTS 147
(C) FAMILYCOURTS 149
(D) SMALL CLAIMS COURTS 150
3 THE STATE AND UNOFFICIAL TRIBUNALS 151
(A) HISTORY OF UNOFFICIAL TRIBUNALS 151
(B) CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS 156
CONTENTS IX
CHAPTER 6: PROCEDURE
1 PROCESSING DISPUTES 161
2 PROCEEDINGS IN A CUSTOMARY COURT 166
3 REGULATION OF CUSTOMARY LAW 168
(A) CUSTOMARY PROCEDURE AND FAIR TRIAL 168
(B) RECUSAL 170
(C) FEES 171
(D) DEFAULT JUDGMENT 171
(E) EVIDENCE 171
(F) PRESUMPTION OF GUILT 175
(G) REPRESENTATION 175
(H) EXECUTION OF JUDGMENTS 176
(I) RECORDS AND REGISTRATION OF JUDGMENTS 177
CHAPTER 7: THE FAMILY
1 CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS 178
2 NUCLEAR AND EXTENDED FAMILIES, AND MODERN FAMILY
FORMS 180
CHAPTER 8: MARRIAGE
1 RECOGNITION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES 188
(A) THE COLONIAL AND APARTHEID ERAS 188
(B) PREPARATION FOR REFORM 192
(C) RECOGNITION OF EXISTING MARRIAGES UNDER THE RECOGNITION OF CUSTOMARY
MARRIAGES ACT 194
2 ESSENTIALS OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGE 198
(A) CONSENT OF THE SPOUSES 199
(B) AGE 203
(C) CONSENT OF PARENTS OR GUARDIANS 204
(D) PROHIBITED DEGREES OF RELATIONSHIP AND PREFERRED MARRIAGES 207
(E) MARRIAGE NEGOTIATIONS 209
(F) TRANSFER OFTHE BRIDE AND THE WEDDING CEREMONY 213
(G) REGISTRATION 217
3 LOBOLO 220
(A) MEANING AND FUNCTION 220
(B) COMPOSITION AND AMOUNT 224
(C) THE DUTY TO PAY 228
(D) THE RECIPIENT 231
(E) DELIVERY AND ENFORCEMENT 232
(F) A LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR MARRIAGE? 234
4 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CIVIL OR CHRISTIAN AND
CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES . . 236
(A) DUAL MARRIAGES 236
(B) CONVERTING THE FORM OF MARRIAGE 238
(C) DUAL AND CONVERTED MARRIAGES CONTRACTED BEFORE THE RECOGNITION OF
CUSTOMARY
MARRIAGESACT 239
X CUSTOMARY LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA
CHAPTER 9: CONSEQUENCES OF MARRIAGE
1 POLYGYNY 243
(A) CUSTOMARY LAW 243
(B) RECOGNITION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES ACT 245
2 PERSONAL RELATIONS OF THE SPOUSES 248
(A) THE PATRIARCHAL TRADITION 248
(B) SOCIAL CHANGE AND THE RECOGNITION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES ACT 250
3 PROPRIETARY CONSEQUENCES 254
(A) HOUSE PROPERTY 256
(B) FAMILY PROPERTY 258
(C) PERSONAL PROPERTY 259
(D) REFORM UNDER THE RECOGNITION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES ACT 260
(E) MANAGEMENT OF THE MARITAL ESTATE 263
CHAPTER 10: DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
1 CUSTOMARY MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE 266
2 GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE 268
3 PROCEDURE 270
(A) METHODS FOR SIGNIFYING DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE 270
(B) DIVORCE PROCEDURE 271
(C) REFORM 274
4 RETURN OF LOBOLO 277
5 CONSEQUENCES OF DIVORCE 279
(A) THE MATRIMONIAL ESTATE 280
(B) MAINTENANCE 282
(C) STATUS OF THE SPOUSES 284
(D) CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF CHILDREN 285
6 NULLITY 291
CHAPTER 11: CHILDREN
1 LEGAL PERSONALITY 294
2 CONCEPTIONS OF CHILDHOOD 295
3 MARKING AGE AND STATUS 298
(A) THE TRADITIONAL AGE GRADES AND SETS 298
(B) CIRCUMCISION 302
(C) THE IMPOSITION OF AN AGE OF MAJORITY 304
(D) TACIT EMANCIPATION 306
4 LEGITIMACY AND AFFILIATION 307
(A) LEGITIMACY AND ITS RELEVANCE IN CUSTOMARY LAW 307
(B) RULES OF AFFILIATION 308
(C) THE NATURAL FATHER'S RIGHTS 310
(D) THE MOTHER'S RIGHTS 313
(E) PROOFOFPATERNITY 313
(0 THE CHILD'S RIGHTS 315
(G) CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM 318
CONTENTS XI
5 ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE 319
(A) ADOPTION 319
(B) FOSTERCARE 321
6 CAPACITY 322
(A) PROPRIETARY CAPACITY 322
(B) DELICTUAL CAPACITY 325
(C) CONTRACTUAL CAPACITY AND LOCUS STANDI 328
(D) GUARDIANSHIP 328
7 POWERS OF DISCIPLINE 329
CHAPTER 12: SUCCESSION
1 DEATH AND BURIAL 332
2 RULES OF SUCCESSION 334
(A) GENERAL PRINCIPLES 334
(B) PROPERTY AND DEBTS 335
(C) ORDEROFSUCCESSIONTOAFAMILYHEAD 337
(D) THEWIDOW 345
(E) DISINHERITANCE 350
(0 DISPOSITIONS OF PROPERTY 351
(G) MINORITY OF THE HEIR 352
(H) SUCCESSION TO WOMEN 354
3 REFORM OF CUSTOMARY LAW 356
4 WILLS 362
(A) TESTACY AND FREEDOM OF TESTATION 362
(B) RIGHTS THAT MAY BE DEVISED BY WILL 364
5 ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES 367
(A) UNDER THE BLACK ADMINISTRATION ACT 367
(B) THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE 368
CHAPTER 13: LAND TENURE
1 THE PRECOLONIAL ECONOMY AND CUSTOMARY LAW 371
2 THE PROBLEM OF DESCRIBING CUSTOMARY SYSTEMS OF
LAND TENURE 374
(A) THE EVOLUTION OF OWNERSHIP 374
(B) COLONIAL DESCRIPTIONS OF CUSTOMARY TENURE 376
(C) THE TERMS OF ANALYSIS 379
3 CUSTOMARY TENURE 381
(A) POWERS OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS 381
(B) INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS 390
(C) LOSSOFRIGHTS 399
4 TRANSFER OF RIGHTS 402
(A) SALE 402
(B) WILLS 408
(C) MORTGAGE 409
(D) PRESCRIPTION 409
XII CUSTOMARY LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA
5 THE LAW APPLICABLE TO LAND: CONFLICT OF LAWS 410
(A) WHEN DOES CUSTOMARY OR COMMON LAW APPLY TO DETERMINE TITLE AND
TENURE TO LAND? 410
(B) CHOICE OF LAW DETERMINED BY STATUTE 412
(C) APPLICATION OF THE LANDHOLDERS PERSONAL LAW 412
(D) LAW DETERMINED BY THE PARTIES'INTENTIONS 413
(E) THE LEX SITUS 416
(0 THE SPECIAL CASE OF PRESCRIPTION 417
6 REFORMS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION 419
(A) CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION OF INTERESTS 420
(B) RESTITUTION 422
(C) SECURITY OF TENURE 423
(D) CONDITIONS OF TENURE 425
APPENDIX 1: CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA: CHAPTER 2 BILL
OF
RIGHTS 431
APPENDIX 2: RECOGNITION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES ACT 120 OF 1998 442
INDEX 449 |
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| spelling | Bennett, T. W. 1949- Verfasser (DE-588)173222269 aut Customary law in South Africa T.W. Bennett 1. publ. Lansdowne Juta 2004 lv, 462 p. 25 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. xvii-xxxii) and index Customary law South Africa Gewohnheitsrecht (DE-588)4157303-1 gnd rswk-swf Südafrika (Staat) Südafrika Kontinent (DE-588)4058393-4 gnd rswk-swf Südafrika Kontinent (DE-588)4058393-4 g Gewohnheitsrecht (DE-588)4157303-1 s DE-604 SWB Datenaustausch application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=014167337&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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