1. In terms of polyphyletism of law, customary law is a kind of generic terms with certain mandatory and punitory behavioral norms, which is independent of the state law, basing on the specific social organization and authority and taking the customary rights and duties as content.
从法的多元论角度出发,习惯法是独立于国家制定法之外,依据特定社会组织和权威,以习惯权利和习惯义务为内容的,具有一定的强制性、惩罚性的行为规范的总称。