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A descriptive analysis of South African and Islamic abortion legislation and local Muslim community responses
(Yozmot Heiliger Ltd, 2002)
The issue of abortion has been the subject of much debate in the recent past in South Africa. Prior to 1996 abortion legislation was punitive and therefore one with which conservative Muslims could identify. Since 1996 the ...
The role that lay Muslim judges play in state courts and religious tribunals in South Africa: A historical, contemporary and gender perspective
(Kluwer, 2002)
Taking the example of a religious adjudicative body for Muslims in the Western Cape in South Africa, this article analyses the symbiotic working relationship between state courts and non-state dispute settlement bodies, ...
Promoting minority rights in the context of economic, social and cultural rights in South Africa
(UNISA Press, 2002)
Introduction: It has been commonly thought that if
ethnic, religious and national minorities
are allowed to give expression to their
respective group attachments, then that
should be deemed sufficient protection
against ...