For instance , the primary sources of South Africa law were Roman - Dutch and English Common law , imports of Dutch settlements and British colonialism .
Modern Africa has been shaped primarily through different countries ' inheritance of laws which existed in Europe through the nineteenth century .
The primary sources of Africa   law were Roman - Dutch and English Common law , imports of Dutch settlements and British colonialism .
Modern Africa has been shaped primarily through different countries ' inheritance of laws which existed in Europe through the nineteenth century .