Law Of Namibia
Namibia has a 'hybrid' or legal pluralism, 'mixed' legal system, formed by the interweaving of a number of distinct legal traditions: a civil law (legal system), civil law system inherited from Dutch Empire, the Dutch, a common law system inherited from British Empire, the British, and a customary law system inherited from Demographics of Namibia#Black Namibian demographics, indigenous Africans (often termed Customary law in Namibia, African Customary Law, of which there are many variations depending on the tribal origin). These traditions have had a complex interrelationship, with the English influence most apparent in procedural aspects of the legal system and methods of adjudication, and the Roman-Dutch law, Roman-Dutch influence most visible in its substantive private law. As a general rule, Namibia follows English law in both South African criminal procedure, criminal and Namibian civil procedure, civil procedure, Namibian company law, company law, constitutional law and the la ...
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