Family Law and Customary Law in Asia : A Contemporary Legal Perspective

The Asia Foundation was most generous in supporting the conference both financially and administratively. Particular thanks must go to Lindley S. Sloan, the Asia Foundation Representative in Singapore during the conference, who was of substantial assistance in eliminating obstacles and expediting administrative procedures so that delegates from all over the world might be brought to Singapore for the conference. The Lee Foundation also helped to support some of the delegates, and its help is sincerely appreciated. The Far Eastern Department of the University of Washington was most generous in supporting me both financially and otherwise so that I had the opportunity to edit these papers. Particular thanks must be expressed to Professor Hellmut Wilhelm who has withstood my continual requests with equanimity and guided and assisted me. Eileen Dillon not only helped to type the manuscript, but also made numerous helpful suggestions. Finally my wife, Dvorah Buxbaum, who proofread the manuscript on several occasions with care and diligence must be thanked for her patience and forebearance as well as her help. Unfortunately the papers of all the delegates to the conference could not be published at this time for technical reasons. The delegates to the conference of course are the ones who made the conference a success and made this book possible. Front Matter....Pages I-XLI Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Customary Law and Modernization in Indonesia....Pages 3-16 The Nature of Malay Customary Law....Pages 17-39 Some Iban (Sea-Dayak) Customary Law in Sarawak....Pages 40-44 Some Notes on Chinese Customary Marriage....Pages 45-49 Some Notes on Indian Influence on Malay Customary Law....Pages 50-64 Front Matter....Pages 65-65 The Effect of Anglo-Indian Legislation on Burmese Customary Law....Pages 67-88 Some Main Features of Modernization of Ancient Family Law in Thailand....Pages 89-106 Islam and Customary Law in the Malaysian Legal Context....Pages 107-145 Chinese Family Law in a Common Law Setting....Pages 146-177 Front Matter....Pages 179-179 Malay Customary Law and the Family....Pages 181-201 Codification of Hindu Law....Pages 202-233 Customary Law in Village India....Pages 234-251 The Widow’s Statute in Vietnamese Customary Law....Pages 252-261 Customary Law in Pakistan....Pages 262-268 Back Matter....Pages 269-288