More often than not, when we think about customs and laws, we think of them as two distinct categories. Customs are encouraged, but optional: replying to an RSVP request, writing a thank-you note, ...

The decision by the court in the case involving the late rapper HHP, which agreed that the handover of a bride is no longer a requirement for a valid customary marriage, has caused debate among many.

The Kerala High Court said that a customary divorce executed more than four decades ago cannot be ignored merely because a ...

In South Africa, the definition of a customary marriage is one that is negotiated, celebrated or concluded according to any of the systems of indigenous African customary law which exist in South ...

The Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) strongly believes that if we want womxn in South Africa to enjoy the full benefit of legal protection in their personal relationships, we must make it easier for them to ...

The organisation took this task very seriously and spent 8 years on research and expert consultations in order to produce this study. It seeks to provide a snapshot of custom today that is as accurate ...

Drama unfolded on Bukedde TV’s local news bulletin, Agataliko Nfuufu when a woman showed up in church to stop her husband’s wedding to his third companion. Erisa Ssettuba (78) who has three partners ...

Ghana went into colonisation with two broad types of customary land arrangement. In one, a traditional leader was the custodian of the land and gave his followers equitable access to it. In the other, ...