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How customary law is ascertained

How customary law is proved

Need for a party relying on a custom to plead the custom and adduce evidence in support

The principle that customary law is a question of fact to be proved by credible evidence

The proper method of ascertaining the customary law applicable to a case

The rule that customary law must be pleaded and proved

The rule that customary law must be pleaded and strictly proved by credible evidence

When judicial notice can be taken of customary law

Whether a rule of customary law is a question of fact

Whether a trial court can rely on a custom that has not been proved

Whether customary law can be proved by evidence of witnesses belonging to the community

Whether customary law can be proved on the evidence of a single witness

Whether customary law must be corroborated before the court can act on it

Whether customary law must be proved

Whether it is enough that the person that asserts the custom should be the only person to testify in support of the custom

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