南非习惯法的历史发展

在南非法律传统中，南非习惯法一直占据着非常重要的地位。南非习惯法有官方习惯法和土著人习惯法两种，通常所说的南非习惯法就是指南非土著人习惯法。在前殖民时期、殖民时期和独立以后新宪政时期，习惯法在南非的法律体系中的地位、作用、特点、适用的范围和条件都是不同的。在新宪政框架内，南非习惯法与普通法基本处于同等地位．但在司法实践中，南非法院在如何适用习惯法等问题上仍遇到许多问题。

The Historical Development of South African Customary Law

In South Africa,customary law played a very important role in its law tradition.It was divided into official customary law and aboriginal customary law.Generally,customary law in South Africa refers to its aboriginal customary law.In pro-colonial,colonial and post-colonial periods,South African customary law's status,functions,features,applicable scopes and conditions are different.Under the new South African Constitution,South African customary law parallels common law in reality.But in judicial practice,S...