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

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

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

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

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

When it comes to analyzing what ails Africa, it is customary to dwell at length on the continent s traumatic past.

It is customary to link Africa's failures to slavery and colonization, and no one can deny such claims.

If customary discrimination persisted, she hoped that it would be taken seriously.

Afghanistan s Customary Anguish

C. Customary law

Decision Customary law is the basis of land ownership in Vanuatu but it is subject to the Constitution and cannot be applied if it discriminates against women.

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

Under the Civil Code, consent is a prerequisite for any marriage to be considered valid whereas under customary law it is not always required.

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.

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

It is therefore unclear why States that violate binding obligations under treaty and customary international law should comply with non binding assurances.

Human Rights and Customary Law

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

It was noted that this clearly reflected existing customary international law and was consistent with case law.

Holmes accepted defeat with his customary grace.

Moreover, customary law denies justice to women.

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.

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.

Project to examine indigenous customary law in Morocco

However, customary practices most often severely disadvantage women.

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.

It cannot be denied that significant portions of the Convention now form part of the corpus of customary international 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

In some parts of the United States it is customary or even required that each classroom have one certified teacher and one or more co teachers or teaching assistants.

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

This practice is often discriminatory and unfair on victims, particularly women, who too must pay some customary dues.

It also raises concern about the fact that some customary laws are incompatible with the principles and provisions of the Convention.

It will also provide information on whether States have ratified these provisions or if they are accepted as customary international law.

The administration of justice in the customary courts at the chiefdom level has recently been boosted by the appointment of over 200 chairpersons of customary court nationwide.

(i) Reports of customary torture in the area of Karamuja.

14.1.1 Customary law Order No. 63 11 of March 1962

In order to better understand the origin of the problem of practical application of written law, it is necessary to know what the customary law says on the subject matter.

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