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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > anthropology of law > customary legal norms
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > anthropology of law > customary legal norms

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customary legal norms  

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  • Custom is a source of law in many nation-states as well as in international law. Although it is of inferior authority to legislation and scholars often give it less attention than statutory law and judicial decision making, in many states it is the source of legal norms of great importance in the lives of many subjects. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Customary Legal Norms]

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