Legal Pluralism, uBuntu and the Use of Open Norms in the South African Common Law of Contract

In this article, a comparison is drawn between the role of good faith in the development of the Roman law of contract and the emerging role of ubuntu in the South African common law of contract. Firstly, it is shown how the Romans realised that their existing formal and rigid laws could not address...

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Main Author: Hanri Magdalena Du Plessis
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: North-West University 2019-10-01
Series:Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
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Online Access:https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/per/article/view/6456