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 ...

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, ...

One of the most substantial sources of law in the vast expanse of international law is that of customary international law. This is founded upon the idea that countries are obliged to certain norms of ...

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 ...

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 ...