Customary Governance

Record of Discussions
Constitutions, Customary and Religious Law, and Gender Equality

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3 December 2020
Government of the Solomon Islands proposes constitutional amendment on indigenous land rights

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28 October 2020
Civil society organizations in Tonga concerned that customary law amendment could deny women's rights

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20 March 2020
Op-ed: As Canada debates UNDRIP, politicians should remember that Indigenous peoples already have right to consent under constitution

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17 February 2020
Mexican constitution's gender parity principle and indigenous self-determination clause clash

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4 February 2020
In India, rights groups urge strengthening of customary law to protect indigenous land

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19 November 2018
Key judicial change in Pakistan's tribal areas ruled unconstitutional

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17 September 2018
Customary law impedes constitutional land rights of women in Zimbabwe

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7 September 2018
Liberian legislature passes Land Rights Act

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23 July 2018
France: Macron's proposed constitutional reforms weaken separation of powers, critics say