Browsing Research Articles (Faculty of Law) by Author "Muneer, Abduroaf"
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An analysis of the rationale behind the distribution of shares in terms of the Islamic law of intestate succession
Muneer, Abduroaf (Sabinet, 2020)There are 35 verses in Al Quraan that refer to succession. A daughter always inherits half the share of a son in terms of the Islamic law of intestate succession. (See Khan The Noble Qur’an – English Translation of the ... -
An Analysis of the Right of Muslim Adopted Children to Inherit from their Deceased Parents in terms of the Law of Succession: A South African Case Study
Muneer, Abduroaf (Juta, 2021)This paper analyses the right of Muslim adopted children to inherit from their deceased parents in terms of the laws of succession within the South African legal context. The status of adoption in South African and Islamic ... -
Analysis of the Women’s Legal Centre Trust case
Muneer, Abduroaf (Law Society of South Africa, 2020)The Western Cape Division of the High Court in Cape Town handed down the judgment in the Women’s Legal Centre Trust case on 31 August 2018. It declared that the state is obliged to respect, protect, promote and fulfil the ... -
Limitations on the right to freedom of testation
Muneer, Abduroaf (Sabinet, 2020)Freedom of testation is a basic right in terms of the South African law of succession and enables a testator (or testatrix) to bequeath assets in a will as they please. The freedom is not completely unrestricted. Limitations ...