The Nepali legal tradition is a legal hybrid in many regards. Nepal was not colonised
by a Western state, and the Hindu legal tradition therefore dominated all areas of law
until the middle of the 20th century. Since the ...
Aim of this paper is to provide valuable insights into the Maltese legal system with a
special focus on private law. The assumption is that this legal system is the byproduct
of the "mixing" of innovation and tradition, ...
Customary land tenure is normally not based on codified or statutory sources, but
stems from customary traditions and norms. When westernised courts have to
interpret and adjudicate these customary traditions and norms, ...
Civil Law codices are analytic, abstract and removed from the specific influence of
particular cases. When rules are codified In Common Law systems they reflect a
collection of rulings and not a collection of analytic ...