ANTH 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Laos, Eric Hobsbawm, Multinational State
26 Apr 2018
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Customary law is not something that is discovered, but something that is created. Undp customary law and practice in lao pdr: With 49 officially recognized ethnic groups, lao pdr is a multicultural and multiethnic society where customary law remains an integral part of people"s daily lives. Traditional, informal rules and practices have developed over centuries and are being followed by people within their ethnic groups, with a significant impact on ways of thinking and behaving. These informal rules and practices constitute customary legal systems, which serve as conflict resolution mechanisms by means of mediation or arbitration . The ideal of global governance shapes customary law. Relationship between local practices and ideal of global governance = creation of customary law. The bifurcated colonial state created citizens governed by modern law and subjects governed by customary law . Martin chanock, neither customary nor legal: african customary law in an era of family law.
