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Customary Law
- English(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution,
(a) no Act of Parliament in respect of
(i) religious or social practices of the Nagas,
(ii) Naga customary law and procedure,
(iii) administration of civil and criminal justice involving decisions according to Naga customary law,
(iv) ownership and transfer of land and its resources,
shall apply to the State of Nagaland unless the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland by a resolution so decides;
… (Art. 371A) - Hindi(1) इस संविधान में किसी बात के होते हुए भी,
(क) निम्नलिखित के संबंध में संसद का कोई अधिनियम
(i) नागाओं की धार्मिक या सामाजिक प्रथाएँ,
(ii) नागा रूढ़िजन्य विधि और प्रक्रिया,
(iii) सिविल और दांडिक न्याय प्रशासन, जहां विनिश्चय नागा रूढ़िजन्य विधि के अनुसार होने हैं,
(iv) भूमि और उसके संपत्ति स्रोतों का स्वामित्व और अंतरण,
नागालैंड राज्य को तब तक लागू नहीं होगा जब तक नागालैंड की विधान सभा संकल्प द्वारा ऐसा विनिश्चय नहीं करती है;
… (अनुच्छेद 371क)
Customary Law
- English
The administration of justice guarantees the principle of legality; it protects [protege] and protects [tutela] the human rights, and guarantees the access to justice through the application of the law in the matters and processes of its competence.
The administration of justice recognizes citizen participation through the traditional leaders of the original Peoples of the Caribbean Coast and the Judicial Facilitators [Facilitadores Judiciales] in all the country, as alternative methods of access to justice and alternative resolution of conflicts, all in accordance with the law.
... (Art. 160) - Spanish
La administración de la justicia garantiza el principio de la legalidad; protege y tutela los derechos humanos, y garantiza el acceso a la justicia mediante la aplicación de la ley en los asuntos o procesos de su competencia.
La administración de justicia reconoce la participación ciudadana a través de los líderes tradicionales de los pueblos originarios de la Costa Caribe y los Facilitadores Judiciales en todo el país, como métodos alternos de acceso a la justicia y resolución alterna de conflictos, todo de conformidad con la ley.
… (Art. 160)
Customary Law
- English…
The State promotes and protects the cultural heritage as well as the habits and customs that do not run counter to public order and the accepted standards of behavior. (Art. 24) - French…
L’Etat promeut et protège le patrimoine culturel ainsi que les us et coutumes qui ne sont pas contraires à l’ordre public et aux bonnes mœurs. (Art. 24)