Affiliation to a New Customary Law in Post-Apartheid South Africa
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. The article argues that such a change would affirm the dignity of all South Afri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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North-West University
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.nwu.ac.za/sites/www.nwu.ac.za/files/files/p-per/issuepages/2015volume18no3/2014%2818%293NWAUCHEArt.pdf |
| Summary: | 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. The article argues that such a change would affirm the dignity of all South Africans and would significantly enhance the vision of a truly non-racial society envisaged by the Constitution and contribute to social justice. |
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| ISSN: | 1727-3781 |