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Decolonizing marine governance and law, South Africa

Dr Jackie Sunde

University of Cape Town, South Africa

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  • communities,
  • coastal communities,
  • South Africa,
  • Gongqose,
  • Law of the Sea,
  • Colonisation
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  • Policy makers,
  • Researchers,
  • Students,
  • Teachers,
  • Youth
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  • English
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In this video, Dr Sunde, University of South Africa, explores the impact of colonisation on the customary laws of coastal communities in South Africa, focusing mainly on the Gongqose case.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=sDNbvXSvLDU&t=4s

In this video, Dr Sunde explores the impact of colonisation on the customary laws of coastal communities in South Africa, focusing particularly on the Gongqose case at the South African Court of Appeal and the experience of the first community to use a living customary law defence to assert their customary fishing rights in South Africa. This presentation formed part of the ‘Customary Laws of the Sea & the Legacy of Colonisation’ event occurring on 11 June 2020 as part of the One Ocean Hub’s series of events in collaboration with UN World Oceans Day 2020.