Department of Public, Constitutional and International Law

Prof TA Manthwa

College of Law
School of Law
Department: Public, Constitutional and International
Associate Professor
Tel: 012 429 8922
E-mail: manthat@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • LLB
  • LLM

Currently teaching

  • Administrative Law (ADL2601) and (MHR5901)

Fields of academic interests

  • Customary law
  • Constitutional law
  • Administrative law
  • Family law

Journal articles

  • De Jong M, Manthwa TA and Le Roux J “Attacking trusts upon divorce and in maintenance matters: Guidelines for the road ahead” Part 1, 2017 THRHR 198-210.
  • De Jong, Manthwa TA and Le Roux “Attacking trusts upon divorce and in maintenance matters: Guidelines for the road ahead” Part 2, 2017 THRHR 370-389.
  • Manthwa TA “Proof of the content of customary law in light of MM v MN: A Constitutional Approach” 2017 THRHR 300-307.
  • Manthwa TA “Lobolo, consent as requirement for the validity of a customary marriage and the proprietary consequences of a customary marriage: N v D 92011/3726)[2016] ZAGPJHC 163 (5 June 2016)” 2017 Obiter 38(2) 438-445.
  • Manthwa TA “The Interplay between proving living customary law and upholding the Constitution” 2019 (30)3 Stellenbosch Law Review 464-476.
  • Manthwa TA “Handing over of the bride as a requirement for validity of a customary marriage- C v P 1009/2016)” 2019 (82)4 THRHR 652-662.
  • Manthwa TA “A re-interpretation of the families’ participation in customary law of marriage” 2019 (82)3 THRHR 416-428.
  • “Public participation, electoral dispute and conflict resolution mechanisms: The case of Moutse, South Africa, Wards 5 and 6, 2013-2016” 2018 (17)2 Journal of African Elections 105-124 (co-authored).

Paper presentations

Society of law Teachers of Southern Africa Conference January 2017 Namibia

Paper Presented-Proof of the content of customary law in light of Mayelane