Comparing and contrasting liberal, communitarian and feminist approaches to resolving tensions between customary and constitutional law: the case of polygamy in Swaziland

Tensions between the individual rights and freedoms found in constitutional bills of rights and the traditionally prescribed social roles and positions articulated in African customary law systems have often been characterised as tensions between communitarian and liberal philosophies. In particular...

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Main Author: Manson, Katherine Elizabeth
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003011