Article X – Section 17

Traditional or Tribal Justice Systems. The Parliament shall enact laws to promote and support the traditional or tribal justice systems that are appropriate for the indigenous peoples.

The indigenous peoples shall have the right to use their own commonly accepted justice systems, conflict resolution institutions, peace building processes or mechanisms, and order customary laws and practices within their respective communities and as may be compatible with the national legal system and with internationally recognized human rights.

The traditional justice systems are the mechanisms to determine, settle, and decide controversies and enforce decisions involving disputes between members of the indigenous peoples concerned in accordance with the customary laws of these communities.

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