Native Law

German translation: indigenes Recht (evtl. Stammesrecht)

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English term or phrase:Native Law
German translation:indigenes Recht (evtl. Stammesrecht)
Entered by: A. & S. Witte

08:24 Jun 10, 2020
English to German translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
English term or phrase: Native Law
Hi,

Kontext EN Nigeria, Ledigkeitsbescheinigung:

Ministry of Federal Capital Territory Abuja
[Wappen]
Abuja Municipal Area Cou[ncil]
Abuja, Nigeria
Marriage Registry
[Photo]
Our Ref:
AMAC MR/NMR/01
Your Ref:
TO WHOM
Department P.M.B.
54
Tel:
Telex:
Date:
[obliterated]
To whom it may concern
Letter of Bachelorhood/Spinsterhood
Re:
NAME OF INDIVIDUAL
This is to certify that Mr/Miss NAME OF INDIVIDUAL, a Nigerian Citizen from Osun State in Ilesa West Local Government Area and presently residing at Denmark has been resident of this Area Council for a period of 1 Year(s).
By records available in the Area Council, (Marriage Registry) the above-named person is not and has never been married to any Man/Woman or attempted to marry any Man/Woman either by [illegible] or ***Native Law*** and Custom or Filed any notice with a view to contracting a marriage in the Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory [illegible].

DE:
Eingeborenenrecht?
Indigenes Recht?
Anderes?

Gruß,
A. & S. Witte
Germany
Local time: 01:15
Stammesrecht und -sitten
Explanation:
*native law and custom* gehören zusammen. Für die Ledigkeitsbescheinigung ist eine 100 % exakte Übersetzung auch nicht relevant, es muss nur klar daraus hervorgehen, dass der Bräutigam noch nie nach irgendwelchen Gesetzen verheiratet war.

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Katrin Braams
Germany
Local time: 01:15
Grading comment
Danke, Katrin.
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native law
Stammesrecht und -sitten


Explanation:
*native law and custom* gehören zusammen. Für die Ledigkeitsbescheinigung ist eine 100 % exakte Übersetzung auch nicht relevant, es muss nur klar daraus hervorgehen, dass der Bräutigam noch nie nach irgendwelchen Gesetzen verheiratet war.

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Note added at 10 mins (2020-06-10 08:35:02 GMT)
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292965266_Native_La...

Katrin Braams
Germany
Local time: 01:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 27
Grading comment
Danke, Katrin.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katja Schoone
1 hr

agree  aykon
2 hrs

agree  Adrian MM.
4 hrs

neutral  Maïté Mendiondo-George: eher Stammsrecht und Gewohnheitsrecht
1 day 18 mins
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