The multicultural fabric of contemporary South African society is the result of the interaction between various and differing historical narratives, each with their own knowledge system, which led to the emergence of legal pluralism. The common law and African customary law are the major legal ...
Making particular reference to the examples of the twala custom (a form of abduction, with or without the consent of the girl or her parents, as a preliminary to a customary marriage) and belief in tokoloshe spirits, it is shown that South African courts have sometimes, although often ...
and be completely qualified to enter into a marriage (this includes being of sound mind, being unmarried, etc.). The 13 states that honor common-law marriage are Alabama, Georgia, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, North Carolin...
Law [1964] 2 All E.R. 248. The court held that, although the marriage was potentially polygamous, the divorce validly dissolved any marriage between the husband and wife. The court did not determine whether or not a valid marriage was celebrated, but avoided that question by narrowing the...
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From the hour of my marriage till this day, what have I wrought against thee that I need conceal?’ He vows that, when they meet at the tribunal of Osiris, he will have right on his side. This letter to the dead is deposited in the tomb of the dead, and we may trust that the ...
and be completely qualified to enter into a marriage (this includes being of sound mind, being unmarried, etc.). The 13 states that honor common-law marriage are Alabama, Georgia, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, North Carolin...
Reproducing a Fit Citizenry: Dependency, Eugenics, and the Law of Marriage in the United States, 1860-1920 Between the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, American state legislatures enacted a series of new laws that delineated a class of citizens who were deeme... MJ Lindsay - 《Law & ...
Waridi: Sophia’s sister who is forced into an arranged marriage after Baraka gets her pregnant. She doesn’t share her sister’s questioning attitude towards social norms. Instead, Waridi sees a woman’s value through marriage and family. ...
The matrimonial agreement (regulated by Romania's New Civil Code, as well) represents an agreement concluded before the celebration or during marriage, whi... M Ravenco - 《Romanian Review of Private Law》 被引量: 0发表: 2009年 "Justice without partiality": Women and the law in colonial Ma...