Tribal law

Tribal laws are laws of archaic tribal societies based on traditions , religion, and myths .

Examples are:

• the Kanun (Albania) from the 15th century
• the Pashtunwali of Pashtun tribes in Afghanistan
• the tribal laws of the Chechens
• the " Adat " of the Minangkabau from Sumatra

Special regulations:

• the clipping is in many cultures as a rite of passage adapted to receive and into the adult as Tabu , d. H. viewed as immutable and sanctioned tribal law ( Nigeria ).

The early medieval collections of laws such as the lex Baiuvariorum or the lex Alamannorum are also referred to as tribal laws : see Germanic tribal law .

See also : clan