2.28 Some may justify rape as a reconcilable offence by saying that reconciliation or kastom faen is a customary practice and is acceptable because customary practices are recognized by the Constitution.

As is customary, many Russian businessmen pledged their shares to borrow money for stock purchases.

As is customary in relativity, units are used where the speed of light c 1.

In addition, there is a Territory wide Customary Senate, comprising 16 members, 2 selected by each Customary Council.

In accordance with the customary law, marriage is used as a means to structure reproduction and land possession.

5.5 As a customary practice, the idea behind exchanging gifts is to cement relationships between one family and another.

Reaffirming that the intentional killing of persons entitled to protection as civilians is prohibited by customary international criminal law,

Afghanistan s Customary Anguish

C. Customary law

VIENNA As is customary at the start of a new year, imposing statistics and trend forecasts are being trumpeted worldwide.

This is no other than a customary device of the ancients ,

This is no other than a customary device of the ancients ,

(b) Customary international law

Literally meaning customary fines which can include custom materials such as mats, kava, chicken, pigs.

Land inheritance and ownership in customary sense is both patrilineal and matrilineal.

Human Rights and Customary Law

Polygamy is a customary practice commonly accepted in Mozambique, even though it is legally prohibited.

Principle considered as constituting international customary law Additional Protocol No. 1 to the Geneva Conventions (art.

When charges are not withdrawn, customary fines sometimes influence the prison sentence as the case below shows.

If there is conflict between customary law and the Constitution, which law should prevail?

But if even one delegation has even the slightest problem with that, we would, of course, be prepared to wait until Wednesday, as is customary.

One example is the absolute prohibition on the use of torture, a norm so widely accepted as to have the status of customary international law.

Confirms also that anyone who attempts intentionally to attack persons entitled to protection as civilians, which is prohibited by customary international criminal law, is guilty of an international crime

Confirms further that anyone who incites intentional attacks against persons entitled to protection as civilians, which is prohibited by customary international criminal law, is guilty of an international crime

Holmes accepted defeat with his customary grace.

Moreover, customary law denies justice to women.

It is customary to tip porters and hotel staff who have given good personal service.

Customary law is not rigid in that it is made to fit round the demands of global economy.

There is a need to safeguard customary and legal rights, in particular in instances where forest resources are important for peoples' livelihoods, as is the case for many indigenous communities.

At the level of customary mores, access to land is managed by a complex network of social security that is built around marriage, as a basis of alliances among families.

(j) To address traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls in education curricula, as appropriate

Additionally village courts, for example, have been set up to administer customary law and to deal with customary land and minor local disputes.

ICRC Customary Law Study refers to Jean Marie Henckaerts and Louise Doswald Beck, Customary International Humanitarian Law Vol. 1, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2005.

As is customary, delegations are invited at every meeting, including today's meeting, to make statements about issues relevant to security and disarmament, including so called new issues .

Project to examine indigenous customary law in Morocco

However, customary practices most often severely disadvantage women.

It is clear that consensus would have facilitated the process of establishing a universal customary norm.

Additionally, the sub unit is no longer able to provide dedicated service to major conferences and, as is customary, to the various offices which require dedicated service during the General Assembly.

Considering that the jurisdictional immunities of States and their property are generally accepted as a principle of customary international law,

Things such as Facebook statuses cursing the electricity company, or happy tweets indicating the return of electricity, have become customary.

The customary procedure is that the victim s family gets to kill someone from the perpetrator s sub clan.

There is also the question of the relation of such instruments to the principles of customary law.

And in the first session, they all said, This is not bribery, what we are doing. This is customary there.

Bislama term referring to various customary beliefs and practices.

14.1.2 Constraints related to the application of customary law