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LEGAL SYSTEMS Assignment -1 REG NO- 2014/L/7111

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A Tamil living in Jaffna district of Sri Lanka would inherit property on his fathers death according to the law of Tesawalamai; he might be called upon to be a trustee of Hindu temple in which case principles which originated in the English courts of equity and Hindu religious law would be relevant to determine his powers, right and duties, he would mortgage his property according to principles derived from the Roman Dutch law, he has a choice whether to contract a marriage according to the statute of the land or custom, but his capacity to marry would be determined by statute law, if he brought an action for divorce he would to some extent be subject to principles of law originally developed in England ,but his claim to custody of his children would depend on the Roman Dutch law, and his wifes right to retain the property she had brought into marriage community and any property she may have acquired subsequently would be governed by Tesawalamai law.

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