The Constitution of Papua New Guinea (PNG) features a peculiar artifact of colonial-era law known as a repugnancy clause. This type of clause, used elsewhere as a neutral mechanism to identify conflicts between legal provisions, has in PNG become a tool for the moral-aesthetic evaluation of...
The "official" version of customary law "vis-à-vis" the "living" Hananwa family law Customary, communal land tenure in Melanesia is evaluated, with a focus on Papua New Guinea (PNG). Special attention is paid to the question whether social... PP Library - 《Peace Palace Library》 被引...
The Committee also remains concerned that women are vulnerable to discrimination undercustomarylaw,evenif customarylawcan in principle only be applied when compatible with statutory law. daccess-ods.un.org daccess-ods.un.org 条,妇女均受到歧视。委员会并仍然关切地看到,从习惯法的规定看妇女也 很容易...
The Constitution of Papua New Guinea (PNG) features a peculiar artifact of colonial-era law known as a repugnancy clause. This type of clause, used elsewhere as a neutral mechanism to identify conflicts between legal provisions, has in PNG become a tool for the moral-aesthetic evaluation of...
PNGA number of the constitutions limit recognition of customary law to those customs and/or usages,which have the"force of law"in their respective territories.The question as to whether a custom has the"force of law"may be variously interpreted depending upon whether it is the community,the ...
A land management policy that leaves decision-making to each individual kinship group in accordance with customary law will allow customary landowning groups themselves to determine the phase at which they want development to occur, depending upon the unique needs of each group....
Customary LawIncorporationProductionLand law and economic development in Papua New Guinea, by David Lea and Timothy Curtin. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle, UK, 2011, 207pp. ISBN: 9-781443-826518. The incorporated land group (ILG), created by the Land Group Incorporation Act (1974) in...
Customary LawIncorporationProductionLand law and economic development in Papua New Guinea, by David Lea and Timothy Curtin. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle, UK, 2011, 207pp. ISBN: 9-781443-826518. The incorporated land group (ILG), created by the Land Group Incorporation Act (1974) in...