The Persistence of the Ancient Regime: Custom,
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The term "custom" in English jurisprudence has been applied to such diverse bodies of law as public international law, the custom of Britain's constitution, the international law of merchants and even the common law itself.' The judicial doctrine of custom is more precise. It is the doctrine by which ancient customs practiced by a definite community in a distinct geographical locale, though contrary to the common law, are recognized by royal judges to constitute local common law for the land and people of the region.
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