Customary Laws of Nyishi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh

Hina, Nabam Nakha

ISBN 10: 8172736509 / ISBN 13: 9788172736507

Published by AuthorsPress, New Delhi, 2012

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Title: Customary Laws of Nyishi Tribe of Arunachal ...

Publisher: AuthorsPress, New Delhi

Publication Date: 2012

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: New

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

This work is an attempt to throw light on the customs and customary laws of the Nyishi Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. It covers the origin of customs and customary laws of the Nyishi tribe, classification of customs and customary laws, and the institution of authorities. It also deals with important English legal maxims which have been compared with Nyishi maxims. The work elaborately deals with different types of Nyele/Nyelee (village council) and different types of rituals of the Nyishi tribes. It also covers the process and methods of collection of evidence for administration of justice via oaths and ordeals, omen examination and the role of supernatural powers in the administration of justice.

About the Author:

Dr. Nabam Nakha Hina M.A., LL.B., Ph.D., teaches in the Department of Political Science, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh. He has contributed a number of research articles relating to traditions and customary laws of Arunachal Pradesh in general and the Nyishi Tribe in particular. The author is an active worker of various movements for indigenous sociocultural changes in the state. He is a member of many professional and non-professional organisations. He also gives free legal counselling to the needy people of the areas.