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Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world Katrina Cuskelly i ii Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law … the copyright holder. Citation: Cuskelly, Katrina. (2011). Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… land rights xi 1. Flexibly allow for the full range of customs within a nation to be expressed and practiced while … "African ways", in reality the chiefs' powers and the "customs" being enforced were subject to the definition and … commercialisation of land. The stability of long-standing customs seems to be weakening in many places, and yet 40 …
Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone
… property rights, choosing instead to enforce customs which may undermine … have their origin in poro20 laws, native rites or customs, land disputes, including … nd traditions (Section 29). Chiefs are the guardians of the customs and traditions of their chiefdoms. While they …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… (Nagoya Protocol). Community protocols document the customs, procedures and practices of ILCs. There often tends … with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions” (Article 2). … priorities for development (Article 7) • Rights to retain customs and traditions (Article 8) • Land rights (Article 14) …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… 14. Shaheed, F. 1997. The interface of culture, customs and law: Women’s Law in Legal Education and Practice … historic information and dealt with the issue of change in customs and people’s lifestyle at greater length. The …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… and have been able to use their status to change social customs, leading to empowerment of women. Some of us also … recognition shall be conducted with due respect to the customs, traditions and land tenure systems of the indigenous … to indigenous peoples, “due regard shall be had to their customs or customary laws.” 16 The UNDRIP expands on this …