History versus customary law: Commission on Traditional Leadership: Disputes and Claims

This article examines the practices of the Commission on Traditional Leadership: Disputes and Claims, set up under the Framework Act of 2003 to 'cleanse' the institution of traditional leadership by ridding it of the illegitimate traditional leaders installed during the colonial and homela...

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Vydáno v:SA crime quarterly Ročník 49; číslo 1; s. 7 - 20
Hlavní autor: Peires, J
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Pretoria Institute for Security Studies 01.09.2014
Institute for Security Studies (Pretoria)
Témata:
Civil law
Claims
Colonialism
Criminology & Penology
Customary law
Disputes
Law
Leadership
Legislation
Political leadership
Politics
Public officials
Rule ordering
Social life & customs
Tribunals & commissions
ISSN:1991-3877, 2413-3108, 2413-3108
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Shrnutí:This article examines the practices of the Commission on Traditional Leadership: Disputes and Claims, set up under the Framework Act of 2003 to 'cleanse' the institution of traditional leadership by ridding it of the illegitimate traditional leaders installed during the colonial and homeland eras. Close analysis of the Commission's hearings and determinations with regard to kingship claims by the Western Mpondo and Mpumalanga Ndebele shows that the Commission violated not only the historical past but even the limited constraints of binding legislation, in order to impose its own preferences in the name of custom. The experience of the Commission therefore highlights one of the most fundamental deficiencies in the Framework Act, namely insisting on the guiding role of 'custom' while failing to define the meaning of the term and its implications.
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ISSN:1991-3877
2413-3108
2413-3108
DOI:10.4314/sacq.v49i1.1