Attorneys, as creatures of precedent and habit, can be lulled into believing that a way to do something is the way to do it simply because that's the customary way it has been done. It's one thing ...

It shouldn’t be possible for the state to criminally prosecute a person for exercising their legal rights. This was, however, exactly what happened to Mr Gongqose and other members of the Dwesa-Cwebe ...

More often than not, when we think about customs and laws, we think of them as two distinct categories. Customs are encouraged, but optional: replying to an RSVP request, writing a thank-you note, ...

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New guidelines for maintenance and support, alternative dispute resolutions and international custody laws are just a few issues impacting today's divorcing couples. Four Chicago-based family lawyers ...

Papua New Guinea’s legal framework intricately weaves together common, customary, and statutory laws, with customary law often taking precedence, says Nicholas Collier Papua New Guinea's (PNG) legal ...

The efforts by the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies ( NIALS) to restate the Nigerian Customary law received a boost last week. The institute, at a stakeholders summit on the restatement of ...

In the Royal Bafokeng Nation "a king is a king by virtue of the people" (kgosi ke kgosi ka morafe). This was endorsed by the South African High Court in a decision extending the principle of direct ...