HARMONISATION OF LAW: THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE
HARMONISATION OF LAW: THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE
Author(s): Philip ThomasSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: Comparative law; mixed jurisdiction; legal history; harmonisation of law; law of contract; constitution; expropriation; indigenous law.
Summary/Abstract: South Africa has a mixed jurisdiction in more than one sense. This paper describes the successful harmonization of Roman-Dutch and English law, the obstacles to integration of indigenous law into the South African legal system and the work in progress integrating human rights into the private law.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes Bolyai - Iurisprudentia
- Issue Year: 56/2011
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 3-18
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English