The contribution of English law to South African law ; and the rule of law in South Africa

128 Pages·1967·4.946 MB·English

by  Oliver Deneys Schreiner

THE HAMLYN LECTURES
NINETEENTH SERIES
THE CONTRIBUTION OF
ENGLISH LAW TO SOUTH AFRICAN LAW;
AND THE
RULE OF LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA
AUSTRALIA
The Law Book Company Ltd.
Sydney : Melbourne : Brisbane
CANADA AND U.S.A.
The Carswell Company Ltd.
Toronto
INDIA
N. M. Tripathi Private Ltd.
Bombay
ISRAEL
Steimatzky's Agency Ltd.
Jerusalem : Tel Aviv : Haifa
NEW ZEALAND
Sweet & Maxwell (N.Z.) Ltd.
Wellington
PAKISTAN
Pakistan Law House
Karachi
SOUTH AFRICA
Juta & Co. Ltd.
Cape Town
THE
CONTRIBUTION OF ENGLISH LAW
TO SOUTH AFRICAN LAW; AND
THE RULE OF LAW IN
SOUTH AFRICA
BY
The Hon. O. D. SCHREINER, M.C, LL.D.
Formerly of the Appellate Division of
the Supreme Court of South Africa
Published under the auspices of
THE HAMLYN TRUST
LONDON
STEVENS & SONS
SOUTH AFRICA
JUTA & COMPANY LIMITED
1967
Published in 1967 by
Stevens # Sons Limited
of 11 New Fetter Lane in
the City of London and
printed in Great Britain
by The Eastern Press Ltd.
of London and Reading
Published in the Union
of South Africa by
Juta $ Co. Limited of
Regis House, Church Street,
Cape Town
The Hon. O. D. Schreiner
1967
CONTENTS
The Hamlyn Trust page xi
1. Introductory . . . . . .. 1
PART I
THE CONTRIBUTION OF ENGLISH LAW
TO SOUTH AFRICAN LAW
2. The Common Law of South Africa—what and
where it is . . . . . .. 5
3. The English Law Contribution in general . . 10
4. The English Law Contribution in detail . . 27
5. How the Contribution stands today . .. 61
PART II
THE RULE OF LAW
6. The Meaning of the Rule of Law . . .. 73
7. The Rule of Law in South Africa . .. 87
8. Conclusion 103