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Practice question: Ancestral Domain and Ancestral Lands (RA 8371, Ch. I–III)

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A community’s customary land-transfer rule is unwritten. A consultant says that fact alone means it cannot be customary law under IPRA. Explain the statutory definition and its relevance to transfers among members.

Legal references

  • RA 8371, Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act, Chapters I–III: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8371_1997.html; Sections 3(f), 8(a).

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