Custom and the law / Paul de Deckker and Jean-Yves Faberon (editors)
Custom and the law / Paul de Deckker and Jean-Yves Faberon (editors)
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Canberra ACT : Asia Pacific Press, c2001.
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N305.8994/ 3
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English
French
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Physical content
x, 186 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Custom and the law / Norbert Rouland -- Pt. 1. The position of indigenous custom in the rules applying to the French Overseas Territories -- 2. Legal adaptations to local sociological particularities / Guy Agniel -- 3. Customary rules in New Caledonia / The Customary Council of the Territory of N...
App. Second debate / Louise Peltzer.
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Publisher
Canberra ACT : Asia Pacific Press, c2001.
Date Published
c2001.
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Summary
Throughout the world traditional ways are reclaiming their place in society, particularly legal customs which are increasingly considered more appropriate than systems imposed by colonial powers. However, this has often led to conflict between the imperatives of traditional practice and the structures of Western systems.
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Custom and the law / Paul de Deckker and Jean-Yves Faberon (editors)
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Translation of the original French publication: Coutume autochtone et evolution du droit dans le Pacifique Sud (1995).
Includes bibliographical references.
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c2001.
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N305.8994/ 3
Record Identifier
74Vvk3eM7623
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvk3eM7623
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ISBN
0731536614
9780731536610
DDC
305.8994
MMS ID
991013874219702626
