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their own houses on private land. Even after polygamy was outlawed after 1971, existing polygamy marriages are protected by law, and the judiciary still...

located. Arnhem Land is home to the oldest living culture in the world. There are hundreds of different languages, customs and laws, each woven together...

purpose: According to the ley de hogar, the settlers land law, they were offered a plot of land free of charge under the condition that they develop it...

Queen Maud Land round to the Ross Sea, namely Enderby Land (with Kemp Land), Mac. Robertson Land, Princess Elizabeth Land, Kaiser Wilhelm II Land, Queen Mary...

the first law school in Florida. The university's sports teams are called the Hatters. DeLand grew during the 1920s Florida Land Boom. DeLand has a warm...

are a guest on somebody's land. In Norway the "outdoors law", Friluftsloven, defines the right to access in some detail. Land in Norway, including wilderness...

segregation is strictly enforced by law and customs, and e.g. a moment between four eyes with somebody of the opposite sex can land you – and her, if you are a...

assembly, recited the law of the land. Before the law was written down he was expected to memorise the laws and recite them from the Law Rock over the course...

it into their sovereign territories. Since such sovereign land isn't subject to state laws prohibiting casino gambling, casinos started popping up, even...

in Las Vegas), where it is prohibited by state law, and four jurisdictions where local or municipal law bans it — Washoe, Douglas, and Lincoln Counties...

Navajo law. The Navajo Nation has its own government and laws, which are distinct from US law. Visitors to the Navajo Nation are subject to Navajo law, so...

left Bethlehem during a famine, and later returned with her daughter-in-law Ruth. Still, Bethlehem remained a small town in the shadow of mighty Jerusalem...

by English Common Law. Unlike Roman law (which serves as the inspiration for Civil Law in much of continental Europe), Common Law has a very heavy focus...

emerging oil industry. Like other southern states, Texas passed Jim Crow laws enforcing racial segregation in the late 1800s and early 1900s. During this...

"Rightly Guided". The reign of the first caliph, the prophet's father-in-law Abu Bakr, lasted for only a little over two years, but it included successful...

municipality of Barrancos (a border town with Spain) actively defies the law and law enforcement agents by killing the bull in the arena. To call Portugal...

Siouxan word meaning "land of downriver people" and was prescribed by law in 1881. It is still illegal to mispronounce the name (the law contains a clause...

seafood) that has not been certified "halal" (slaughtered according to Islamic law) is also banned. It is possible, however, to find pork at eateries catering...

the law (or law book) of Frosta assembly. This law included the famous phrase at lǫgum skal land várt byggja en eigi at ulǫgum eyða (with law shall...

"lights on wipers on" law that requires headlights to be on when you have your windshield wipers on, as well as a hands-free law. New Jersey State Police...