CHAPTER XIX. Political organization: General principles of the

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

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