The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir

CHAPTER XIX. Political organization: General principles of the

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administration of justice: customary, proprietary, and liability laws

General considerations General principles The principle of material substitution Right to a fair hearing Securing the defendant's good will Foundations of Manóbo law Customary law Its natural basis Its religious basis Proprietary laws and obligations Conception of property rights Land and other property Laws of contract The law of debt Interest, loans, and pledges Interest Loans and pledges Laws of liability Liability arising from natural causes Liability arising from religious causes Liability arising from magic causes The system of fines