Proof and ascertainment of customary law

dc.contributor.authorBekker, Jan C.
dc.contributor.authorVan der Merwe, Annette
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-16T06:22:32Z
dc.date.available2012-03-16T06:22:32Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractIn the light of the constitutional recognition of customary law as one of the sources of our law, this article explores whether the Law of Evidence Amendment Act 45 of 1988 is still relevant as a basis for its ascertainment during litigation. The questions that are addressed deal with the status of customary law, whether courts may take judicial notice thereof or whether it should be proved, and on what basis? In short, the question is whether the constitutional recognition of customary law has made any difference to prior evidentiary rules or practice with regard to its application in court.en
dc.description.librariannf2012en
dc.identifier.citationBekker, JC & Van der Merwe, IA 2011, 'Proof and ascertainment of customary law', SA Publiekreg = SA Public Law, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 115-127.en
dc.identifier.issn0258-6568
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/18455
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISAen_US
dc.rightsThe Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISAen
dc.subjectAscertainmenten
dc.subjectStatutory recognitionen
dc.subject.lcshCustomary lawen
dc.subject.lcshJudicial noticeen
dc.subject.lcshEvidence (Law)en
dc.titleProof and ascertainment of customary lawen
dc.typeArticleen

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