Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Kruuse, Helen"
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Form over function? the practical application of the recognition of Customary Marriages Act 1998 in South Africa
Mwambene, Lea; Kruuse, Helen (Juta Law, 2013)The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 is a major legislative measure for the development of customary marriages in line with the constitutional principle of equality, specifically for women. The article ... -
A maturing manifesto: The constitutionalisation of children’s rights in South African jurisprudence 2007-2012
Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Kruuse, Helen (Brill Academic Publishers, 2013)This article represents the next in a series of five-year overviews of children’s rights in the courts in South Africa. Using the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Welfare of Children as ... -
The thin edge of the wedge: ukuthwala, alienation and consent
Mwambene, Lea; Kruuse, Helen (Taylor & Francis, 2017)Ukuthwala, a mock abduction of a girl for the purpose of a customary marriage, has been subject to debate at both local and national level. This debate culminated into a South African Law Reform Commission Report on the ...