Studies in African Native Law /

This book offers a firsthand examination of legal practice in colonial Africa during the first half of the twentieth century. The author evaluates the place of tribal law in the legal system of South Africa and the complex problems that arise from the conflicting laws of merging cultures. Some of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lewin, Julius
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Temas:
Customary law > South Africa.
Indigenous peoples > South Africa.
HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
Customary law
Indigenous peoples
South Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 1. The Sources of Native Law
  • 2. The Framework of Native Law
  • 3 . Two Forms of Marriage
  • 4. Marriage by Native Christians in British Africa
  • 5. The Conflict of Native Law and Common Law
  • 6 . The Conflict of Tribal Laws
  • 7. Crime in Relation to Native Policy
  • 8. Crime and Punishment in Africa
  • 9 . Native Courts and Britishh Justice in Africa
  • 10. The Recognition of African Native Law
  • 11. Some Lobolo Cases
  • 12. Some Cases of Inheritance
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Backmatter

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