Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part One The Nature and Future of Customary Law
- Part Two Ascertainment, Application, and Codification of Customary Law
- Part Three The Role and Power of Traditional Authorities
- 10 Traditional Courts in South Africa in the Twenty-First Century
- 11 Customary Law and Chieftainship in Twenty-First-Century Botswana
- 12 Traditional Institutions and Governance in Modern African Democracies
- Part Four Customary Land, Property Rights, and Succession
- Part Five Customary Criminal Law
- Part Six Customary Law, Human Rights, and Gender Equality
- Index
- References
11 - Customary Law and Chieftainship in Twenty-First-Century Botswana
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part One The Nature and Future of Customary Law
- Part Two Ascertainment, Application, and Codification of Customary Law
- Part Three The Role and Power of Traditional Authorities
- 10 Traditional Courts in South Africa in the Twenty-First Century
- 11 Customary Law and Chieftainship in Twenty-First-Century Botswana
- 12 Traditional Institutions and Governance in Modern African Democracies
- Part Four Customary Land, Property Rights, and Succession
- Part Five Customary Criminal Law
- Part Six Customary Law, Human Rights, and Gender Equality
- Index
- References
Summary
Translations of Setswana terms
Setswana– Language of the people of Botswana. It can also be used to mean the norms, practices and customs of Batswana.
Kgosi– Chief (pl. dikgosi)
Morafe– Tribe (pl. Merafe)
Bogosi– Chieftainship
Kgosikgolo– Paramount Chief
Kgotla– Village Assembly. It can also mean the court where cases are heard.
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- The Future of African Customary Law , pp. 247 - 265Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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