Succession Law in South Africa – a Historical Perspective
Succession Law in South Africa – a Historical Perspective
This chapter examines the succession law in South Africa from a historical perspective. It explains that South Africa has been gifted a mixed legal system through the coalescence of principally Roman-Dutch law with English law. The chapter highlights the interplay between civil law and common law within South African private law through an exposition of the historical development of some key features of the South African law of succession.
Keywords: succession law, South Africa, mixed legal system, Roman-Dutch law, English law, civil law, common law, private law
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