Indigenization of law: south African experience in creating legal pluralism

The article is devoted to studying the experience of the Republic of South Africa in incorporating customary law into the country's legal system in order to identify the risks associated with carrying out such reforms. An overview of both Russian and foreign scientific research on the possible indigenization of law in multinational and multi-religious states is given, the historical features of the formation of the South African legal system are examined, and its judicial practice is studied. Based on the analysis, the authors identified possible risks associated with the adoption of reforms aimed at indigenization of law.