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customary law

Summary

customary law ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,180 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • customary law is a type of sources of law[2].
  • customary law's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Customary legal systems[3].
  • customary law's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[4].
  • customary law's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
  • customary law's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[6].
  • customary law's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].

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Definition and Type

customary law is a type of sources of law[2].

Why It Matters

customary law ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,180 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
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    Subclass of → sources of law
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7 +1
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