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| Norms, Social approval/disapproval |
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-Anthropologist
-Tiv (Central Nigeria)
-Law in western sense does not exist among the Tiv, law is about absolutes.
-Tiv recognize the importance of "custom" - doing the right thing in a given situation, custom is about negotiation and discretion. |
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-central to systems of law
-attempt to reconcile custom and law
-law and custom always "out of phase"
-law seeks to "keep up with" custom
-custom shapes law
-law can shape custom |
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| Municipal, Law in Stateless Society, Colonial Law, International Law (see chart in notes) |
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