Child marriage affects girls in more ways than one. They are neither physically nor emotionally ready to become wives and mothers at the age that they get married. Child marriage results in girls being disempowered, dependent on their husbands and deprived of their fundamental rights to health, education and safety. The health of a child […]
Category Archives: Customary Law
Constitution, Customary Law, Equality and Non-discrimination, Legislation, National Government, Traditional Courts
Why the Wagon Wheel Distorts Customary Practices
03
Oct
Oct
On the 4-6 September 2014, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) hosted the Land Tenure Summit. I joined the Communal Land Tenure session, which was attended by a large contingent of traditional leaders. The two presenters were Aninka Claasens from the Centre for Law and Society and Judge Ngwenya, the current chairperson […]
06
Mar
Mar
Please note that this article is an extract from the Legal Resource Centre’s Annual Report 2012 This year has seen the Legal Resources Centre involved in a number of cases dealing with the power of chiefs and headmen and, particularly, with the ability of traditional communities to challenge this authority and determine their own futures. […]
Constitution, Customary Law, Equality and Non-discrimination
Community in Dwese-Cwebe seeks recognition of customary practises
06
Mar
Mar
Please note that this article is an extract from the Legal Resource Centre’s Annual Report 2012 On 22 May 2012, crowds of people from villages near Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve in the Eastern Cape gathered outside the Elliotdale Magistrate’s Court to hear the court’s verdict on whether three men from the village of Hobeni were guilty […]