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IND2601
African Customary Law
ASSIGNMENT 1 MEMO
SEMESTER 2 - 2023
UNIQUE NUMBER: - 738571
Due date: - 29th August 2023
Includes Footnotes and/or Bibliography
Question
Discuss the general characteristics of customary law relating to, i) The unwritten nature
of African customary law (6)
ii) Customary law as an expression of community values (6)
iii) The role of magico-religious conceptions of customary law (8) iv) Group orientation
nature (5)
Question 2
Sello married Mapule by customary law in January 1999. He later also married Mpume by
customary law rites on 10 December 2006. Three girls were born from the marriage with
Mapule and two boys were born from the marriage with Mpume. At the time when he
married Mpume, Sello used the property allotted to Mapule’s house to provide lobolo for
Mpume. The lobolo received from the customary marriage for one of his daughters
withMapule was also used to settle lobolo for one of Mpume’s sons.
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IND2601
African Customary Law
ASSIGNMENT 1 MEMO
SEMESTER 2 - 2023
UNIQUE NUMBER: - 738571
Due date: - 29th August 2023
Includes Footnotes and/or Bibliography
Question
Discuss the general characteristics of customary law relating to, i) The unwritten nature
of African customary law (6)
ii) Customary law as an expression of community values (6)
iii) The role of magico-religious conceptions of customary law (8) iv) Group orientation
nature (5)
Question 2
Sello married Mapule by customary law in January 1999. He later also married Mpume by
customary law rites on 10 December 2006. Three girls were born from the marriage with
Mapule and two boys were born from the marriage with Mpume. At the time when he
married Mpume, Sello used the property allotted to Mapule’s house to provide lobolo for
Mpume. The lobolo received from the customary marriage for one of his daughters
withMapule was also used to settle lobolo for one of Mpume’s sons.
Question continues...
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