Witchcraft: a problem of fault and causation

W.M. Bennett, T.W.; Scholtz

oa Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa - Witchcraft: a problem of fault and causation

ISSN : 0010-4051

Author W.M. Bennett, T.W.; Scholtz¹
Affiliations : 1 Department of Public Law, University of Cape Town
Source : Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa, Volume 12, Issue 3, Nov 1979, p. 288 - 301
Keyword(s) : African belief, Case studies, Common law tribunals, Konkomba v The Queen, Metaphysical causation, The Attorney-General for Nyasaland v Jackson, Western European culture and Witchcraft
Accreditation : The International Bibliography of Social Sciences (IBSS)

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Abstract

Two cases illustrate that what is "reasonable" and "adequate knowledge" is culturally determined, much as the common lawyer might like to think that it is not.

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