Entries (RSS) The Law of Commoners and Kings
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The Law of Commoners and Kings is an engaging and entertaining account of some of the cases presided over in the former South African homeland, Transkei, by a magistrate with a deep insight into the grey areas of South African law brought about by the differences in African and Western conceptions of law. It reveals how application of the laws of the country attempted to support many of the worlst aspects of apartheid/white supremacy. It is the story of his innovative attempts to overcome the clashes fo African and Western principles. The cases reveal some of the inner workings of a South African society caught between traditional and more modern values, in which precedents in the law are often followed and social customs ignored. Price (ZA) R360.00 |
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