Women married in customary law: no longer permanent minors

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Volumn 15, Issue 40, 1999, Pages 23-31

  SAMUEL, SHARITA ^a  

^a Legal Resources Centre's Environmental Justice Project   (South Africa)

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EID: 0342356772     PISSN: 10130950     EISSN: 2158978X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10130950.1999.9675733     Document Type: Article

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