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Human rights and African customary law under the South African Constitution

Name: Human rights and African customary law under the South African Constitution (Human rights and constitutional law series of the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape)
ISBN: 9780702135446

T.W. Bennett

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African customary law, the personal law of the majority of South Africans, gained equal status with common law for the first time with the introduction of the 1993 Constitution. This book explores the many conflicts between the African legal tradition and human rights.

174 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995