Traditional laws should be compulsory

[Cornelius.van.Breda]

It focuses more on restorative justice, it brings the accused and the victims together with the aim of making them good neighbors again.

Na, I prefer my murderer to get the needle, no lengthy jail term just pure justice in the form of a hypodermic needle.

Respected.

Yeah, these traditional stealers 'respect' six-woman all at once. I'm looking for a wife, where can i find these enlightened reed dancers?

 

[Ockie]

Dont understand how a dual system like this was even allowed in the first place. This is like allowing Sharia courts in London or New York.

 

[Excalibur]

They really want to play feudalism in the 21st century???

Have fun with that...


Bit like saying we're gonna integrate homeopathic medicine into evidence-based medicine.

Integration is already there, custom marriage is recognised. You can legally use a sick note from a traditional healer etc.

 

[Excalibur]

Dont understand how a dual system like this was even allowed in the first place. This is like allowing Sharia courts in London or New York.

Because it's an African country and the majority in the rural areas subscribe to and have lived under traditional rule for centuries?

 

[ponder]

Dont understand how a dual system like this was even allowed in the first place. This is like allowing Sharia courts in London or New York.

Because it's an African country and the majority in the rural areas subscribe to and have lived under traditional rule for centuries?

Section 9 of our constitution has always been a load of BS

9. (1) Everyone is equal before the law and has the right to equal protection and benefit of the law.

(2) Equality includes the full and equal enjoyment of all rights and freedoms. To promote the achievement of equality, legislative and other measures designed to protect or advance persons, or categories of persons, disadvantaged by unfair discrimination may be taken.

(3) The state may not unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone on one or more grounds, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth.

 

[ForceFate]

Some of sentences meted out at "traditional" courts may not be in line with the constitution. Sentences like lashings and banishing.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Some of sentences meted out at "traditional" courts may not be in line with the constitution. Sentences like lashings and banishing.

Are the sentences meted out in line with standing legislation dictating sentencing requirements for different crime types and do rulings of the traditional courts get lodged with the national systems?

 

[access]

so then, can we have traditional courts from all cultures?

its only fair

 

[ForceFate]

Are the sentences meted out in line with standing legislation dictating sentencing requirements for different crime types and do rulings of the traditional courts get lodged with the national systems?

Mostly, no

 

[ToxicBunny]

Mostly, no

Then they're unenforceable and unconstitutional and the traditional courts need to be outlawed...

There is no grey area here, the traditional leaders need to be told to get fscked.

 

[ForceFate]

Then they're unenforceable and unconstitutional and the traditional courts need to be outlawed...

There is no grey area here, the traditional leaders need to be told to get fscked.

I agree with you there. We can't have parallel judicial systems in criminal cases for example

Furthermore, "traditional law" is not homogenious.

 

[ponder]

Some of sentences meted out at "traditional" courts may not be in line with the constitution. Sentences like lashings and banishing.

That's a severe understatement.

I can show you some video footage of absolutely barbaric sentences handed out by these 'customary courts', the level of savagery is incomprehensible but then again we don't live in a civilised society.

 

[HavocXphere]

Integration is already there, custom marriage is recognised. You can legally use a sick note from a traditional healer etc.

I sense a theme developing.

Tribal rulers - feudalism
Custom marriage - concubines & polygamy
Traditional healer - witches, sorcerers and faith healing

Basically a re-enactment of the medieval ages.

Joking. Well half joking. You've got to admit it has a strong whiff of Europe 13th century about it.

 

[Mila]

So can we now start chopping off the corrupt leaders’s heads and sticking it on pikes?

Why are the so hell bent on living in the past?
Funny how whites are told you just want to go back to apartheid but it’s applauded when these ****s wants to go back.

Strange.
**** off the cheese moved. ( this goes for the whites that want to go back to ‘the good old days’ as well)

 

[HBee]

Traditional laws that are compatible with human rights, the constitution and the current context, should be merged into the laws of the country. There should only be 1 law for everybody in SA.