Twenty years of reconciling traditional governance with modern democracy
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This chapter analyses the increasing tension between state support for traditional leadership and demands for the recognition of living customary law and multi-layered institutions during the twenty years of democratic governance. The analyses includes the role of the courts in directing and correcting the course of the reconciliation process in policy-making. The chapter concludes with some suggestions towards resolving the challenges on fundamental issues.
DOI: 10.14749/32387481
Author: Human Sciences Research Council
Language: English
Topic: Legal Issues in South Africa
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Human Sciences Research Council
OpenAlex ID: W7162199680
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