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Legislative Recognition of Muslim Marriages in South Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2019

Rashida Manjoo
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Both theoretically and constitutionally, South Africa is a secular state with many religious and non-religious groupings co-existing with each other. The reality is that there is widespread observance of both religious and customary law — despite a lack of or limited recognition thereof under the apartheid government. The non-recognition of other forms of law in South Africa has had negative consequences and the remedial efforts of the present government is visible both in the area of customary law and also Muslim Personal Law, hereinafter referred to as MPL. This paper will confine itself to discussing the law reform efforts in respect of the recognition of Muslim marriages.

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International Journal of Legal Information , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , Summer 2004 , pp. 271 - 282
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Copyright © 2004 by the International Association of Law Libraries. 

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