Customary Law Courts

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:judge
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Native_Courts
Traditional Courts
gptkbp:appealsTo higher courts
gptkbp:appliesTo customary law
gptkbp:composition judges familiar with customary law
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Ghana
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkb:South_Africa
The Gambia
gptkbp:handlesCases gptkb:family
gptkb:marriage
inheritance
land disputes
chieftaincy disputes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Customary Law Courts
gptkbp:jurisdiction matters of customary law
gptkbp:originatedIn pre-colonial legal systems
gptkbp:recognizedBy national legal systems
gptkbp:role preserve indigenous legal traditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Judiciary_of_Zimbabwe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7