1st Edition
Customary Law of the Haya Tribe Tanganyika Territory
Originally published in 1945, this book was written at a time when an increasing European influence was affecting customary law in what was Tanganyika and this volume records different aspects of customary law such as inheritance, matrimony, divorce, property and the courts. Tribal structure in Uhaya is also discussed and a list of clans provided.
Part 1: Inheritance 1. The Heirs
2. Heirs of Women
3. Right of Bakama to Change Heirs
4. Wills
5. Obuchweke
6. Divison of Property
7. Gifts
8. Status of Children
9. Administrator
10. Executor
11. Guardianship
12. Maintenance of Dependents
Part 2: Brideprice 13. Methods of Payment
14. Receiving the Brideprice
15. Distribution of Brideprice
16. Reimbusement of Brideprice
17. Brideprice Paid in Cattle
18. Brideprice Paid with Goats
19. The Ritual Goat
20. Brideprice for Descendents of Ex-Slaves
Part 3: Marriage 21. General Rules
22. Forms of Marriage
23. Seduction
24. Re-Marriage
25. Legality of Marriage
26. Christian Marriages
27. Restriction Relating to Marriage
28. Consequences of Transgression
Part 4: Divorce
29. General Procedure
30. Recognised Grounds for Divorce
31. Legal Effects of Divorce
32. Time From Which Divorce Takes Effect
Part 5: Law of Property
33. Real Property: General Rules
34. Public Tenure
35. Individual Tenure
36. Family Tenure
37. Communal Tenure
38. Squatter Tenure
39. Forests
40. Land Held by Virtue of Office
41. Trees Dedicated to Spirits
42. Water Rights
43. Rights of Way
44. Public Fuel Rights
45. Right to Cut Grass
46. Right to Collect Stones
47. Cattle Law
48. Law for Sheep and Goats
49. Fishing in Lake Victoria Nyanza
50. Sale
51. Loan
52. Pledge
53. Goods Deposited for Safe Keeping
Part 6: Courts
54. Court of Village Elders
55. Council of Village Elders
56. Court of Clan Elders
57. Chief's Private Court
58. Court of Cattle Owners
59. Court of Fishermen
60. Legal Procedure in Pre-European Times.
Biography
Hans Cory, M. M. Hartnoll