Traditional Law of the Ede

The traditional law of the Ede in Vietnam is valuable in a number of ways: it provides insights into the ethnic society and culture of the Ede; it illustrates the original cultural heritage of the Ede; and it preserves folk knowledge for governing a community. For every society, the stability of the basic village organization is very important. The more modern a society becomes, the more attention is paid to the problem of local management. This article shows that traditional law was and is an important aspect of village management among the Ede.