South Africa’s Constitutional Court has handed down a landmark judgment that clarifies how property rights operate when ...

The Constitutional Court has ruled that antenuptial contracts signed after customary marriages, which are classified as civil ...

The new Constitution does not mention African Customary Law, and the Judicature Act is the only enactment which acknowledges the existence of the body of largely unwritten laws that have been derived ...

Constitutional Court ruling: Here's why experts are warning couples to sign antenuptial contracts BEFORE lobola takes ...

A recent ruling by the Johannesburg high court in South Africa has put the definition and control of the “family house” under African customary law under the spotlight. The ruling touches on sensitive ...

The Constitutional Court has ruled that couples married under customary law cannot sign antenuptial contracts (ANCs) after their marriage ...

The Constitutional Court's ruling on customary marriages sparks debate in South Africa, affirming that antenuptial contracts ...

South African actress and businesswoman Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa has won a victory in the Johannesburg High Court. It ruled that her customary marriage to music star Nkosinathi "Black Coffee" Maphumulo ...

Justice Nyakundi urges review of succession laws, noting that some customary practices continue to limit women’s property ...

The scope of women’s customary rights in Nigeria came under interrogation recently at this years’ Diaspora scholars lecture of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), Lagos, writes ...

The American Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 66, No. 3 (FALL 2018), pp. 639-668 (30 pages) Challenging current dogma in customary law scholarship, this Article canvasses the existence, viability, and ...