The Committee notes with concern the customary practice of early marriage.

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

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

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.

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

In some regions, wealthy families would hire prostitutes to entertain the guests, but that was not part of the customary practice.

In practice, civil rights in the Niger are based essentially on customary law, Islamic law and, to a lesser degree, the Civil Code.

To complicate matters further, assessors in customary courts tend to refer to Islamic law, which has been distorted in practice and by various interpretations.

International practice could contribute to the development of customary law in those areas where the draft articles were not to be considered as general international law.

The majority of U.S. customary units were redefined in terms of the meter and the kilogram with the Mendenhall Order of 1893 and, in practice, for many years before.

Mr. Renault (Brazil), noting that it was customary for groups of States to be given the floor before national delegations, said that in future that practice should be followed.

Afghanistan s Customary Anguish

C. Customary law

(b) Customary international law

He requested advice from the Secretariat on the customary practice for UNCITRAL conventions, in terms of duration of the signature period and the number of ratifications required for entry into force.

Even though the only valid family union in the country is the official marriage, the practice of the majority of people in the country is customary marriage between men and women.

States were opposed to such provisions, which were aimed chiefly at avoiding the consequences of conventionalization of the customary rule. In addition, as practice showed, States also objected to codification treaties.

Human Rights and Customary Law

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

Holmes accepted defeat with his customary grace.

Moreover, customary law denies justice to women.

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.

Bislama term referring to various customary beliefs and practices.

14.1.2 Constraints related to the application of customary 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

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

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

35, 1977 Add. Protocol I Rule 45, ICRC Customary Law Study .

35, 1977 Add. Protocol I Rule 70, ICRC Customary Law Study .

Protocol I and Rules 16, 19 21, ICRC Customary Law Study.

3.1.8 Reservations to a provision that sets forth a customary norm

One practice that discriminates against women is the customary method of punishment against offenders called kastom faen performed by both victims and offenders on the grounds that the community must carry on in peace and is not for the benefit of the individual offender.

And say His Purity during the night , and after the customary prayers .

And say His Purity during the night , and after the customary prayers .

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

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

Under the systems of customary law, men are considered superior to women.

His Lordship stressed that customary law would still provide the basis of determining ownership of land, but the customary rule discriminating against women in land matters would be disregarded (Corrin Care Paterson, 1999).

56 128. Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls

According to customary mores, women have fewer privileges than before the Family Law.