Land, Power & Custom: Controversies Generated by South Africa's Communal Land Rights ActAninka Claassens, Ben Cousins Land tenure rights are a burning issue in South Africa, as in Africa more widely. Land, Power, and Custom explores the implications of the controversial 2004 Communal Land Rights Act, criticized for reinforcing the apartheid power structure and ignoring the interests of the common people. This compilation of essays and case studies written by experts navigates through competing viewpoints to discuss the tensions between the new democratic government and traditional tribal leaders, the land rights of affected yet isolated or marginalized groups, and concerns about the constitutionality of the CLRA itself. A DVD accompanying the book contains the affidavits of four communities challenging the Act, pleadings, hearings, and submissions, as well as the entire body of South African legislation involved in this challenge, dating back to the late nineteenth century. |
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Page 99
... nature of land rights in indigenous law would therefore shed useful light , not only on the nature of that law , but also on the extent to which it continues to provide an important framework for social development . Reconceptualising ...
... nature of land rights in indigenous law would therefore shed useful light , not only on the nature of that law , but also on the extent to which it continues to provide an important framework for social development . Reconceptualising ...
Page 101
... nature of an inverted pyramid . The tip of the pyramid represents the authority of the family unit over cultivation and residence ; the middle the clan or lineage unit over grazing , hunting or redistribution of resources in space and ...
... nature of an inverted pyramid . The tip of the pyramid represents the authority of the family unit over cultivation and residence ; the middle the clan or lineage unit over grazing , hunting or redistribution of resources in space and ...
Page 107
... nature and content of customary law in South Africa , and confer upon traditional leaders powers that are completely out of kilter with their role under customary law . This chapter has reviewed the nature and status of indigenous land ...
... nature and content of customary law in South Africa , and confer upon traditional leaders powers that are completely out of kilter with their role under customary law . This chapter has reviewed the nature and status of indigenous land ...
Contents
dilemmas of communal tenure | 3 |
An overview of the Communal Land Rights Act 11 of 2004 | 35 |
the Communal Land | 72 |
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