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Customary law of the Lais of Mizoram : With special reference to their land holding system

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Publication details: Gauhati Law Research Institute 2007Description: 94p xxivDDC classification:
  • 340.554000 BAR
Contents:
CONTENTS: FORWARD; PREFACE; NOTES FOR THE REFERENCE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; 1. INTRODUCTION 1 – 11; The land and the people; Research Methodology; 2. CUSTOMARY LAWS OF THE LAI SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS 12 – 27; Family; Marriage; Divorce; Minority and guardianship; 3. LAND HOLDING SYSTEM AMONG THE LAIS 28 - 52; Nature of land; Rights over land; Field study; Jhum cultivation; Ownership of land; Transfer of land; Modes of transfer; 4. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AMONG THE LAIS 53 – 64; Village council court; Nature of offence; 5. CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 65 - 70; APPENDICES 71 - 86; REFERENCES 87; GLOSSARY 88 – 92; INDEX 93 – 94.
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CONTENTS:
FORWARD;
PREFACE;
NOTES FOR THE REFERENCE;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;
1. INTRODUCTION 1 – 11;
The land and the people;
Research Methodology;
2. CUSTOMARY LAWS OF THE LAI SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS 12 – 27;
Family;
Marriage;
Divorce;
Minority and guardianship;
3. LAND HOLDING SYSTEM AMONG THE LAIS 28 - 52;
Nature of land;
Rights over land;
Field study;
Jhum cultivation;
Ownership of land;
Transfer of land;
Modes of transfer;
4. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AMONG THE LAIS 53 – 64;
Village council court;
Nature of offence;
5. CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 65 - 70;
APPENDICES 71 - 86;
REFERENCES 87;
GLOSSARY 88 – 92;
INDEX 93 – 94.

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