Human rights and the African cultural tradition
T.W. Bennett considers a somewhat related theme, that of tradition and cultural priorities as and when they clash with basic human rights provision. Can the future South African constitution acknowledge African legal precedents as they have been codified as customary law without doing violence to demands for human rights? He especially concerns himself with the rights of women and children.
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Transformation : Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa
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1993
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Bennett, T. W.
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Articles
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English
- Pages
- Pages 30-40
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Transformation. No. 22 (1993)
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