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Chief justice says dualism impairs justice

[Cote d'Ivoire] Schoolyard in rebel-held north. IRIN
Tous les enfants doivent aller à l’école, même les plus fragiles, affirme Chigata
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    The Chief Justice of Swaziland, Stanley Sapire has complained that the unwritten nature of traditional Swazi laws is creating difficulties for judges to mete out transparent justice in the country, PANA reported on Monday. He said traditional Swazi laws conflicted with the Roman/Dutch Law and, therefore, creating difficulties for judges when they try to mete out justice. “We judges try to mete out justice for all the people in the country, but we encounter difficulties because of the dual system in the country which causes some conflicts,” he said.

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