Acting as a gateway to the wealth of information published in the South African Law Journal from 1973 to 1996, this index lists information under the following categories: subject index; list of articles; table of cases; table of legislation; contributors of articles; and book reviews.

The PULP Guide is aimed at assisting researchers who are based in South Africa and who have an interest in South African law to access the sources of the law.

This book promotes discussion and understanding of customary law and explores its continued relevance in sub-Saharan Africa. It considers the characteristics of customary law and efforts to ascertain and codify customary law, and how this body of law differs in content, form and status from legislation and common law.

A reference manual to the South African law reports for the years 1993-1997. In addition to classifying the cases under various subject headings, the index and annotations indicate how the matter was dealt with by the court, thus making the information more easily accessible to researchers.