When customary rights and environmental rights clash: how the South African legal system sometimes fail to recognise the complexities of customary law systems

Abstract

The Dwesa-Cwebe communities in the Eastern Cape of South Africa enjoyed customary rights of access to marine resources in a nature reserve over a long period of time, which access was taken away during Apartheid with the... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Elmien du Plessis (North-West University)

Topic Area

10a. African perspective on governance, partnership and sustainable development

Session

OS3-10a » 10a. African perspectives on governance, partnership and sustainable development (09:30 - Thursday, 14th June, Department of Economics - Room 8 - Third floor)

Paper

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