Access to justice and human security : cultural contradictions in rural South Africa / Sindiso Mnisi Weeks.
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TextSeries: Cultural diversity and lawPublisher: New York, NY : Routledge, 2018Description: 1 online resourceISBN: 9781315162898; 9781351669559Subject(s): Justice, Administration of -- South Africa | Law reform -- South Africa | Restorative justice -- South Africa | Dispute resolution (Law) -- South Africa | Rule of law -- South AfricaAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 347.68 LOC classification: KTL470 | .W44 2018Online resources: Click here to view. chapter 1 Introduction -- part SECTION I Interpolating vernacular dispute management in South Africa -- chapter 2 Contentious background: history and theory -- part SECTION II Institutional attributes of dispute management in Msinga -- chapter 3 Controversial subject matter: what disputes are heard? -- chapter 4 Competing authorities: what forums exist over what jurisdictions and how do they manage disputes between them? -- part SECTION III Interpersonal attributes of dispute management in Msinga -- chapter 5 Contradictory social relations: who is disputing with whom and why? -- chapter 6 Confl icting identities: fears, vulnerabilities and strengths accompanying gender and age -- chapter 7 Confounding objectives: what do people really want? -- part SECTION IV Integrating access to justice and human security in rural South Africa -- chapter 8 Conclusion: a vision of the South African legal order far beyond the Traditional Courts Bill.