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Customary Law

South Africa
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    (1) National legislation may provide for a role for traditional leadership as an institution at local level on matters affecting local communities.
    (2) To deal with matters relating to traditional leadership, the role of traditional leaders, customary law and the customs of communities observing a system of customary law
    (a) national or provincial legislation may provide for the establishment of houses of traditional leaders; and
    (b) national legislation may establish a council of traditional leaders. (Sec. 212)