Symposium: Mixed JurisdictionsSymposium : juridictions mixtes

African Customary Marriages in South Africa and the Intricacies of a Mixed Legal System: Judicial (In)novatio or Confusio?[Record]

  • Christa Rautenbach and
  • Willemien du Plessis

The term novatio refers to “renewal” or “change” whilst the term confusio usually bears the meaning of “mixing” or “combining”, although it can also denote “confusion” or “disorder”. In the context of this article, the term confusio includes both meanings depending on the method of judicial reasoning applied in a particular case and the result of that reasoning.

Professors of Law, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa. An earlier version of this contribution, entitled “Methodology and Innovation in Mixed Legal Systems”, was presented at the Third International Congress of the World Society of Mixed Jurisdiction Jurists (20-23 June 2011) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Christa Rautenbach is indebted to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the National Research Foundation for their financial assistance, but remains responsible for any errors and viewpoints.

Citation: (2012) 57:4 McGill LJ 749

Référence : (2012) 57 : 4 RD McGill 749

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