Council of Iroij (in part, depending on constitutional provisions)

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The Council of Iroij is the traditional chiefly body of the Marshall Islands that advises on customary and land matters within the country’s political system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory body ⓘ
political institution ⓘ
traditional chiefly council ⓘ
advises Government of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
Nitijela ⓘ
advisesOn customary matters ⓘ
land matters ⓘ
associatedWith Marshallese land rights system ⓘ
Marshallese traditional leadership ⓘ
basedOn Marshallese customary law ⓘ
composedOf iroij ⓘ
linked to: Iroij
country Marshall Islands ⓘ
culturalSignificance maintenance of chiefly authority ⓘ
preservation of Marshallese traditions ⓘ
governsAccordingTo Marshallese custom ⓘ
hasFunction advise government on customary issues ⓘ
advise government on land tenure issues ⓘ
represent traditional chiefs in national governance ⓘ
hasLegalStatus constitutional body ⓘ
hasRoleIn Marshall Islands political system ⓘ
influences customary law interpretation ⓘ
land policy in the Marshall Islands ⓘ
jurisdictionOver customary land tenure ⓘ
traditional practices ⓘ
languageUsed English ⓘ
Marshallese ⓘ
locatedIn Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
linked to: Marshall Islands
operatesWithin mixed traditional and modern legal system of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
partOf governance structure of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
recognizedBy Constitution of the Marshall Islands ⓘ

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Nitijela → elects → Council of Iroij (in part, depending on constitutional provisions) ⓘ