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Customary rights / Customary law

13 December 2022

Rights that arise from a behaviour or act that is repeated over time under the belief that it is obligatory and, due to repetition and acceptance, acquire the force of law within a geography or society.

Rights that arise from a behaviour or act that is repeated over time under the belief that it is obligatory and, due to repetition and acceptance, acquire the force of law within a geography or society.

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