Comment on the Single Marriage Statute: Implications for Customary Marriages, Polygynous Marriages and Life Partnerships

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dc.contributor.authorOsman, Fatima
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-17T12:01:04Z
dc.date.available2022-08-17T12:01:04Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-19
dc.description.abstractThe South African Law Reform Commission has proposed a single marriage statute to reconcile the several enactments regulating marriage in South Africa. This comment argues that the Bill should include old customary marriages in its definition of a customary marriage and is underinclusive in its recognition of polygyny with a religious or cultural basis and not the more general practice of polygamy. Furthermore, the requirement of cohabitation for the recognition of a life partnership is onerous and may exclude vulnerable parties from protection. While the Bill is commended for requiring a husband to obtain the consent of existing wives before he concludes a further marriage, the note recommends that the Bill give meaning to the notion of consent. Finally, the Bill must address existing issues within the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 which have invalidated a range of customary marriages too often at the expense of women.en_US
dc.identifier.apacitationOsman, F. (2021). Comment on the Single Marriage Statute: Implications for Customary Marriages, Polygynous Marriages and Life Partnerships. <i>Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal</i>, 24(24), 1-18. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36691en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationOsman, Fatima "Comment on the Single Marriage Statute: Implications for Customary Marriages, Polygynous Marriages and Life Partnerships." <i>Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal</i> 24, 24. (2021): 1-18. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36691en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationOsman, F. 2021. Comment on the Single Marriage Statute: Implications for Customary Marriages, Polygynous Marriages and Life Partnerships. <i>Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal.</i> 24(24):1-18. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36691en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1727-3781
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Osman, Fatima AB - The South African Law Reform Commission has proposed a single marriage statute to reconcile the several enactments regulating marriage in South Africa. This comment argues that the Bill should include old customary marriages in its definition of a customary marriage and is underinclusive in its recognition of polygyny with a religious or cultural basis and not the more general practice of polygamy. Furthermore, the requirement of cohabitation for the recognition of a life partnership is onerous and may exclude vulnerable parties from protection. While the Bill is commended for requiring a husband to obtain the consent of existing wives before he concludes a further marriage, the note recommends that the Bill give meaning to the notion of consent. Finally, the Bill must address existing issues within the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 which have invalidated a range of customary marriages too often at the expense of women. DA - 2021-07-19 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 24 J1 - Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal KW - Single Marriage Statute KW - customary marriage KW - polygyny LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2021 SM - 1727-3781 T1 - Comment on the Single Marriage Statute: Implications for Customary Marriages, Polygynous Marriages and Life Partnerships TI - Comment on the Single Marriage Statute: Implications for Customary Marriages, Polygynous Marriages and Life Partnerships UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36691 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/36691
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationOsman F. Comment on the Single Marriage Statute: Implications for Customary Marriages, Polygynous Marriages and Life Partnerships. Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal. 2021;24(24):1-18. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36691.en_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Private Lawen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_US
dc.sourcePotchefstroom Electronic Law Journalen_US
dc.source.journalissue24en_US
dc.source.journalvolume24
dc.source.pagination1-18en_US
dc.source.pagination1-18
dc.source.urihttps://law.nwu.ac.za/per
dc.source.uri
dc.subjectSingle Marriage Statuteen_US
dc.subjectcustomary marriage
dc.subjectpolygyny
dc.titleComment on the Single Marriage Statute: Implications for Customary Marriages, Polygynous Marriages and Life Partnershipsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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