THE CUSTOMARY LAW OF INTESTATE SUCCESSION

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THE CUSTOMARY LAW OF INTESTATE SUCCESSION

In this part, the scientist characterizes a portion of the key terms and ideas pertinent to

the standard law of intestate progression, especially relating to South Africa. A few

of the terms and ideas depicted in this section likewise apply to the standard law of

intestate progression in Ghana and Swaziland; anyway the general principles and ideas

overseeing the intestate progression in those nations will be talked about in parts 4 and

5 of this proposition individually.

Wicomb W and Smith H “Standard people group as ‘people groups’ and their standard residency as ‘culture’: What we1 can do with the Endorois choice” (2011) African Human Rights Law Journal 427. Polygyny alludes to the circumstance whereby a man can be hitched to more than one lady at the equivalent time.2

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2.2 The guideline of male primogeniture

Among most clans in Africa, progression to status in African standard law is based

on the guideline of male primogeniture. This standard might be communicated as follows: 3

On the passing of a Native his domain reverts on his oldest child or his oldest child’s oldest male relative. In the event that the oldest child has passed on leaving no male issue, the following 4 children, or his oldest male descendent acquires, etc through the children respectively.5

The impact of the standard of primogeniture implies that African standard law doesn’t

grant ladies or females to acquire property or to prevail to places of power. This

nonexclusive meaning of male primogeniture is relevant to the entirety of the nations under

conversation in this proposition.