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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North-West University
2015-12-01
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-c25f5de6b0504d849a0924a09fdb23182022-12-22T00:19:35ZafrNorth-West UniversityPotchefstroom Electronic Law Journal1727-37812015-12-01183568592http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/pelj.v18i3.04Affiliation to a New Customary Law in Post-Apartheid South AfricaEvance S Nwauche0Rhodes UniversityThis 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.http://www.nwu.ac.za/sites/www.nwu.ac.za/files/files/p-per/issuepages/2015volume18no3/2014%2818%293NWAUCHEArt.pdfCustomary LawPost-ApartheidAcquisition of Customary LawCitizenshipSub-national Identit |
| spellingShingle | Evance S Nwauche Affiliation to a New Customary Law in Post-Apartheid South Africa Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal Customary Law Post-Apartheid Acquisition of Customary Law Citizenship Sub-national Identit |
| title | Affiliation to a New Customary Law in Post-Apartheid South Africa |
| title_full | Affiliation to a New Customary Law in Post-Apartheid South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Affiliation to a New Customary Law in Post-Apartheid South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Affiliation to a New Customary Law in Post-Apartheid South Africa |
| title_short | Affiliation to a New Customary Law in Post-Apartheid South Africa |
| title_sort | affiliation to a new customary law in post apartheid south africa |
| topic | Customary Law Post-Apartheid Acquisition of Customary Law Citizenship Sub-national Identit |
| url | http://www.nwu.ac.za/sites/www.nwu.ac.za/files/files/p-per/issuepages/2015volume18no3/2014%2818%293NWAUCHEArt.pdf |
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