02007nam a2200241Ia 4500003000500000005001700005008004100022020003000063040002300093082001900116100002400135245012000159250001200279260004600291300006900337500003600406504006700442521001000509650083900519651001701358654015401375700023601529322820250611135630.0210817s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a9780627 027628qPaperback  aRDAbENGLISHc3228  a346.68015 MOFO  aMofokeng, Lesala L. 0aLegal pluralism in South Africa : baspects of African customary, Muslim and Hindu family law cLesala L. Mofokeng.  a1st ed.  aHatfield, Pretoria : bVan Schaik,c2009.  ax, 181 pagesbColour illustrations:c25 cme1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)  aCD-ROM contains appendices A-H.  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 173-179) and index.  aAdult  2pt. 1. Legal pluralism. Introduction to legal pluralism and personal family law -- Historical and modern sources of personal law -- Forms of personal law marriage -- The extent of legal recognition of religious marriages in South Africa. pt. 2. Customary family law. Introduction to African customary marriages -- Customs that may precede the celebration of a customary marriage -- The formation of a customary marriage -- Consequences of a customary marriage -- Dissolution of a customary marriage -- Children and African customary law. pt. 3. Civil marriages. Civil marriage between African people. pt. 4. Hindu family law. The formation of a Hindu marriage -- Dissolution of a Hindu marriage. pt. 5. Muslim family law. The formation of a Muslim marriage (Nikah) -- Dissolution of a Muslim marriage -- Accommodating legal pluralism.  aSouth Africa  2Customary law  Domestic relations  Domestic relations (Hindu law)  Domestic relations (Islamic law)  Legal polycentricity  Marriage law  South Africa  aLesala L. Mofokeng, Barbara Janari, Werner von Gruenewaldt, Nangamso Phakathi, Denise Fourie, Karin Heydenrych and Chrisna Nel, Gisela van Garderen, The Bigger Picture, Pace-Setting & Graphics, Pretoria, Shumani Printers, Cape Town