Case Law as an Authoritative Source of Customary Law: Piecemeal Recording of (Living) Customary Law?

This contribution deals with the question of whether a judgment from a mainstream court dealing with customary law can be regarded as authority and thus as a recording of a customary rule or rules. When a mainstream court develops customary law to promote constitutional values or strikes customary...

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Main Author: Christa Rautenbach
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: North-West University 2019-12-01
Series:Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
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Online Access:https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/per/article/view/7591