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
