The Customary Law of the Nama, Ovaherero, Ovambanderu, and San Communities of Namibia
Edited by Manfred Hinz
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Customary Law Ascertained Volume 3is the third of a three-volume series in which traditional authorities in Namibia state the customary laws of their communities.
Customary Law Ascertained Volume 3is the third of a three-volume series in which traditional authorities in Namibia state the customary laws of their communities.
Recognised traditional authorities in Namibia are expected to ascertain the customary law applicable in their respective communities, after consultation with the members of that community, and to note the most important aspects of such law in written form.
The Customary Law Ascertained series is the result of that process. It has been facilitated by the Human Rights and Documentation Centre (HRDC) of the Law Faculty at the University of Namibia, through the former Dean of the Faculty, Professor Manfred Hinz.The ascertainment project and the publication of the books have been generously supported by the Finnish Embassy in Namibia and the Department of Development Cooperation of the Free Hanseatic State of Bremen in Germany.
The Foreword to Volume 3 is written by UNAM’s Founding Vice Chancellor, Professor Peter H. Katjavivi.
These books contribute towards making customary law accessible to its users, and also aim to contribute towards the evolution of traditional and informal justice systems in Namibia. They will be of value to legal practitioners, academics, students, and members of Namibia’s communities whose laws are presented therein.
Prof. Manfred O Hinz studied law and philosophy at the University of Mainz, Germany, where he graduated in law. He took his legal practitioner examination in 1964, the year in which he also obtained his PhD from the University of Mainz. After studying anthropology, sociology and African and Oriental languages at the same University, he became assistant lecturer, teaching anthropology and public law. In 1971, he was appointed full professor at the University of Bremen.
In 1989, he went to Namibia where, after its independence, he assisted the Ministry of Justice in its projects to restructure the traditional administration of justice and to make an inventory of customary law. He was later seconded to the office of the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Namibia (UNAM) to help build the first institution for legal education on Namibian soil: UNAM’S Faculty of Law. He joined the Faculty upon its inception. He has served as Deputy Dean and Dean of the Faculty.
Prof. Hinz held the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Chair: Human Rights and Democracy in the Law Faculty’s Human Rights and Documentation Centre from 2000 to 2009. In 2009, Prof. Hinz retired from his full-time position at the University of Namibia. In 2010 he returned to Germany, but remains related to UNAM as research professor. Apart from holding the position of professor at the University of Bremen, he is Adjunct Professor of Law and African Studies at the Jacobs University in Bremen since 2014.
Prof. Hinz has published widely in his areas of specialisation, particularly in the fields of legal and political anthropology and constitutional and international (economic) law.
