ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1938, the primary object of this book was to place on record, for the information and guidance of government officials and of the Tswana themselves, the traditional and modern laws and related customs of the Tswana tribes of the Bechuanaland Protectorate. The author was invited in 1934 by the Administration of the Protectorate to undertake the compilation of such a record and the book does not pretend to give a complete account of Tswana life, but deals only with those aspects which may be regarded as falling within the province of tribal law.

chapter Chapter I|34 pages

The Social Structure of the Tswana Tribes

chapter Chapter II|18 pages

The Nature and Sources of Tswana Law

chapter Chapter III|36 pages

The Tribal Constitution

chapter Chapter IV|15 pages

The Tribal Constitution (contd.)

chapter Chapter V|14 pages

The Tribal Constitution (contd.)

chapter Chapter VI|7 pages

The Tribal Constitution (contd.)

chapter Chapter VII|23 pages

Family Law

chapter Chapter VIII|21 pages

FAMILY LAW (contd.)

chapter Chapter IX|16 pages

Family Law (contd.)

chapter Chapter X|10 pages

FAMILY LAW (contd.)

chapter Chapter XI|19 pages

Law of Property

chapter Chapter XII|16 pages

Law of Property (contd.)

chapter Chapter XIII|9 pages

Law of Property (contd.)

chapter Chapter XIV|18 pages

Law of Contract

chapter Chapter XV|22 pages

Legal Wrongs

chapter Chapter XVI|22 pages

Procedure