Inheritance rights in Lesotho flows as a matter of blood or a valid marriage. A largenumber of Basotho widows are disinherited for failure to prove the legality of theirmarriage. In many cases there is no documentation of such marriages. This howeverhappens irrespective of the fact that both families have impliedly consented to themarriage. This paper reviews the extent to which customary law practices/ritualsengaged into for purposes of marriage receives legal recognition within the legalsystem of Lesotho as indicators of a...
