☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Kastom

In Melanesian societies, particularly Vanuatu, the body of traditional customs, practices, and laws governing social relations, land tenure, and dispute resolution, constitutionally recognized alongside common law and statute.

Etymology: Bislama (Vanuatu pidgin) 'kastom' (custom, tradition), from English 'custom' · Category: Pacific Island Law · Source: Constitution of Vanuatu, Art. 95(2)
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