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Polygamy in Zimbabwe was traditionally practised by the tribal chiefs as a means of elevating their social standing, though they would typically only take two or three wives. [3] According to a 2008 William & Mary Law School study, an estimated 18 percent of Zimbabwean women belong to polygamous marriages. [ 2 ]
An amalgam of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law and Customary Law: Thailand: The Thai legal system became an amalgam of German, Swiss, French, English, Japanese, Italian, Indian and American laws and practices. Even today, Islamic laws and practices exist in four southern provinces.
Customary law is a recognized source of law within jurisdictions of the civil law tradition, where it may be subordinate to both statutes and regulations. In addressing custom as a source of law within the civil law tradition, John Henry Merryman notes that, though the attention it is given in scholarly works is great, its importance is "slight ...
In Zimbabwe, levirate marriage is practiced amongst the Shona people, and provisions are made under Zimbabwe customary law, with regard to bride price (roora). The widow is usually given a choice in the matter, as well as the widower.
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However, the employment of customary law differs greatly between nations and this is based on conditions for human rights and conflicts with the western laws employed. For example, Kenya has abolished its customary criminal laws, retaining only offenses surrounding marriage relations, [28] due to inconsistencies with the British common law ...
Ranger, Terence (ed.) (2003) The Historical Dimensions of Democracy and Human Rights in Zimbabwe Volume Two: Nationalism, Democracy and Human Rights, Harare: University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2003 Roe, Emery (1995) 'More Than the Politics of Decentralization: Local Government Reform, District Development and Public Administration in Zimbabwe ...
The law in Zimbabwe at this time so distinctly sanctions discrimination based on gender that the case was inevitably going to be decided the way it was. [11] This case still remains important and remains in question throughout Southern Africa, as it has become a mobilization stimulus among groups who say it has violated human rights as well as ...