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One of the problems with traditional courts is that they marginalise women. Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images

South Africa’s efforts to fix traditional courts hit a snag

Fatima Osman, University of Cape Town

Denying people the right to opt out of the traditional court system conflicts with the notion of customary law as a voluntary and consensual system of law.

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