The Future of African Customary Law
The Future of African Customary Law

Author: Jeanmarie Fenrich

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-07-18

Total Pages: 563

ISBN-13: 1139497820

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This book promotes discussion and understanding of customary law and explores its continued relevance in sub-Saharan Africa. It considers the characteristics of customary law and efforts to ascertain and codify customary law, and how this body of law differs in content, form and status from legislation and common law.

Major Legal Systems in the World Today
Major Legal Systems in the World Today

Author: René David

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 612

ISBN-13: 0029076102

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A significant introduction to the study of comparative law and a notable scholarly work, Major Legal Systems in the World Today analyzes the general characteristics which lie behind the development of the four principal legal systems of the world: the Civil law, the Common law, the Socialist law (primarily Soviet), and those based on religious or philosophical principles (Muslim, Hindu, Chinese, Japanese, and African). Providing unique insights into the spirt of each legal family, the book presents a total view of the historical foundation and the sources and structure of the law in each system.

A Common Law of International Adjudication
A Common Law of International Adjudication

Author: Chester Brown

Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 9780199206506

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Brown offers an examination of the jurisprudence of a range of international courts and tribunals relating to issues of procedure and remedies, and assessment whether there are emerging commonalities regarding these issues which could make up a unified law of international adjudication.

African Customary Law in South Africa
African Customary Law in South Africa

Author: I.P. Maithufi

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780199057184

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African Customary Law in South Africa: Post-Apartheid and Living Law Perspectives provides a clear introduction to indigenous law in South Africa. The text provides a structure for understanding the nature and overarching system of customary law, illustrating its distinctness in relation to other areas of law, and exploring the dynamic precepts and values of living customary law. The text suggests an approach which supports harmonisation of customary law precepts and values with the common law and Western constitutional jurisprudence, and offers an authentic, culturally sensitive framework within which contentious issues might be resolved. The text is pedagogically designed to assist learning and the development of academic skills, encouraging readers to develop an approach of independent enquiry and analysis. This text is suited as core course material for students who are studying African Customary Law, Indigenous Law, or Legal Diversity as a module of the LLB degree. It also serves as a useful first reference for scholars who are interested in this field of law, legal practitioners, magistrates and judges. The following teaching resources complement the text, and are available to lecturers, to support teaching and learning: PowerPoint slide presentation Application questions

Minority Protection in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Minority Protection in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Author: Kristin Henrard

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2002-08-30

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 0313012148

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Accommodation of population diversity is a vital issue for any multinational society. The legacy of Apartheid in South Africa complicates this effort considerably. Henrard introduces a theoretical framework regarding how to accommodate minority protection in the most appropriate way and analyzes the respective contributions of individual rights, minority rights, and the right to self-determination. Subsequent chapters examine the case study of post-apartheid South Africa and attempt to investigate its constitutional development. Henrard finds that provisions within the 1996 Constitution do acknowledge an interrelation between these three important factors; however, implementation of minority protection policy is often quite a different matter. In seeking appropriate means of minority protection, this study stresses inclusionism, integration, and the essential right to identity and real equality. While Henrard reviews and discusses the entire democratic transformation process in South Africa, she cautions that, because current developments are characterized by their unsettled nature, major transformation and flux, analysis of the implementation phase can be only indicative. The apartheid history does not in itself inhibit progressive stances on this important issue. Still, despite the promising nature of the 1996 Constitution, the picture that emerges in terms of policy development aimed at minority protection is ambivalent.

Non-State Justice Institutions and the Law
Non-State Justice Institutions and the Law

Author: M. Kötter

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-02-02

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1137403284

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This book focuses on decision-making by non-state justice institutions at the interface of traditional, religious, and state laws. The authors discuss the implications of non-state justice for the rule of law, presenting case studies on traditional councils and courts in Pakistan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Bolivia and South Africa.

The Right to a Fair Trial in International Law
The Right to a Fair Trial in International Law

Author: Amal Clooney

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2021-02-11

Total Pages: 1057

ISBN-13: 0198808399

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This book provides a comprehensive explanation of what the right to a fair trial means in practice under international law. Focus on factual scenarios that practitioners may, it brings together sources and cases that define the right to a fair trial in criminal proceedings.