South Africa Debates Law to Support Tribal Courts
Author: Lydia Polgreen
Date: June 16, 2012
The tribal courts of South Africa are starting to get more power. These small courts in the villages have been given more power by the actually South African government. Thinking the ideas and rules are mostly the same and will be enforced, but it comes with problems such women not having full rights in the village courts, they can be very biased, the rules will change and vary from place to place. A main cncern is how women are going to be treated, thoughts are that it will not be far as shown by the statements of several women who had to go on trial.
Its an interesting concept but I feel like it would take power away from the central government which would not be a very desireable thing. Without a strong centeral government getting things done such as acts, laws, and any other government activity would be no good for the villages controlled by a local court. But I see it as a way to try and preserve local culture.
This will impact the cultures all around South Africa and other countries in Africa because it is not only a way to ease the stress out on the central government but a way to keep local culture alive against any efforts to be influenced by globalization. The morals, beliefs, and traditions will stay alive and inforced by the tribal leaders and tribal court systems. Cosidering how many languages are considered offical in South Africa alone it makes sense to leave it to the villages instead of dealing with the trouble of making one language be inforced thoughout the country.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/world/africa/south-africa-looks-to-apply-tribal-law.html?pagewanted=all
Date: June 16, 2012
The tribal courts of South Africa are starting to get more power. These small courts in the villages have been given more power by the actually South African government. Thinking the ideas and rules are mostly the same and will be enforced, but it comes with problems such women not having full rights in the village courts, they can be very biased, the rules will change and vary from place to place. A main cncern is how women are going to be treated, thoughts are that it will not be far as shown by the statements of several women who had to go on trial.
Its an interesting concept but I feel like it would take power away from the central government which would not be a very desireable thing. Without a strong centeral government getting things done such as acts, laws, and any other government activity would be no good for the villages controlled by a local court. But I see it as a way to try and preserve local culture.
This will impact the cultures all around South Africa and other countries in Africa because it is not only a way to ease the stress out on the central government but a way to keep local culture alive against any efforts to be influenced by globalization. The morals, beliefs, and traditions will stay alive and inforced by the tribal leaders and tribal court systems. Cosidering how many languages are considered offical in South Africa alone it makes sense to leave it to the villages instead of dealing with the trouble of making one language be inforced thoughout the country.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/world/africa/south-africa-looks-to-apply-tribal-law.html?pagewanted=all