With a better leader and a fair share of airtime, the Communists could gain more than their customary 25%.
Individuals with greater customary privilege gain advantages from maintaining customary property rights, including stronger tenure security.
But it was only after Suharto's departure, as Bali and other Indonesian provinces gained greater autonomy, that customary law came into play, said Mr. Sumadi, the nephew of Mr. Rai.
"It is very important to gain the moral backing of customary chiefs, of the mayors and councillors," said Ms. Ouandaogo.
Collaborative examples from Qinghai Province, China", describe the ways in which their NGO Plateau Perspectives engaged with local government offices and pastoralists to tackle the issue of how pastoralists could maintain their mobile and customary practices, while gaining access to desirable services such as schools and health clinics.
His great-grandson, Boleslaus the Bold (r. 1058 1079), hit the Golden Gate with a sword in 1069, which would indicate that it was a customary gesture of gaining control over a city.
So far, Riesch has gained her advantage by excelling at her customary strengths, the slalom and giant slalom events, while also invading Vonn's usual territory -- the speed event award podiums.
"Right now, you might see the third-quarter in line to a little bit better, but there will be issues with credit quality," and some venture capital gains may not be as high as customary, says Patrick Boyle, director of trading at Credit Suisse First Boston.
With his customary verve, Finder explores how lust for ill-gotten gains among the corporate elite can go wildly awry.
Even in situations such as Lebanon today, where most of the 1949 Conventions are technically inapplicable because Hizbullah is not a state, the Geneva language is seen as a guide to the spirit of customary humanitarian law.The trouble is that measuring civilian woes against military gain is a tall order, especially in a densely populated place like Lebanon.
