customary law definition

customary law means any custom having the force of law in the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and includes any Act declaring the customary law;
customary law means the customary law of any section or community of Zimbabwe’s people;
customary law means the customary law, norms, rules of procedure, traditions and usages of a traditional community in so far as they do not conflict with the provisions of the Namibian Constitution or any other statutory law applicable in Namibia;

More Definitions of customary law

customary law means the customs and usages traditionally observed among the indigenous African peoples of South Africa and which form part of the culture of those peoples;
customary law means the customary law of Lesotho for the time being in force subject to any modification or other provision made in respect thereof by any Act of Parliament;
customary law means the customary law of the people of Zimbabwe, or of any section or community of such people, before the 10th June, 1891, as modified and developed since that date;
customary law means, in relation to any particular tribe or tribal community, the customary law of that tribe or community so far as it is not incompatible with the provisions of any written law or contrary to morality, humanity or natural justice;
customary law means the customary law applicable in the area concerned;
customary law means the practice or regular conduct of Tlingit and Haida people of acting in a certain way based on Tlingit or Haida culture.
customary law means the rules of conduct established by custom and long usage having the force of law and not forming part of the common law nor formally enacted in any legislation;