Family Law and Customary Law in Asia: A Contemporary Legal Perspective

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Contents

SOME IBAN SEA DAYAK CUSTOMARY LAW IN SARAWAK
40
Ju Kung
48
THE EFFECT OF ANGLOINDIAN LEGISLATION
66
Indian Codes for the Burmese 71 Criminal Law and Procedure 75
75
Saving of Personal Laws 80 Ignorance Concerning the Nature
84
The Modern
98
Muslim
105
Divorce 119 Adoption 127 Property and Inherit
142
Conclusion
173
CODIFICATION OF HINDU LAW S P Khetarpal
202
Divorce 212 Joint Family 213 Womans Right
216
Changes Made in Hindu
222
Void and Voidable Marriages 224 Restitution
230
THE WIDOWS STATUTE IN VIETNAMESE CUSTOMARY
252
The Local Customary Law in the Punjab
262
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Relevant Legal Institutions in Traditional China 148 Institutions
151
The Substantive
157
The Status of Secondary Wives Tsips 159 Adoption
166

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