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Studies in African Native Law / Julius Lewin.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Anniversary CollectionPublisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©1947Edition: Reprint 2016Description: 1 online resource (190 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780812276473
  • 9781512803884
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 349.68
LOC classification:
  • K1046
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
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
Summary: 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 the questions he asks are: What is the relation of tribal law to the common law of the country, especially on the same subject? Can tribal law be developed to keep pace with the changing conditions of tribal society? What is the future of tribal law in South Africa? These questions have sociological implications that reach far beyond the African continent and the waning colonial period during which they were posed.
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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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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 the questions he asks are: What is the relation of tribal law to the common law of the country, especially on the same subject? Can tribal law be developed to keep pace with the changing conditions of tribal society? What is the future of tribal law in South Africa? These questions have sociological implications that reach far beyond the African continent and the waning colonial period during which they were posed.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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