Author: Anita JowittPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Courts
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Island Courts in Vanuatu
Author: Anita JowittPacific Courts and Legal Systems
Author: Guy PowlesPublisher: [email protected]
ISBN: 9789820200432
Category : Courts
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Hybrid Justice in Vanuatu
Author: Michael GoddardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic book
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Island courts have been in operation in Vanuatu since 1984. Official documents have hitherto provided little information on their practical operations or utility, and our preliminary research in 2010 found that not much was known at the state governance level about their real circumstances. In 2011, we conducted fieldwork research on five islands, Efate, Santo, Malekula, Epi, and Tanna, to provide better information on the practical operations of island courts and their use by ni-Vanuatu. The author found that although island courts have the potential to provide a valuable service to rural ni-Vanuatu, a number of problems must first be addressed. Their resources and support networks need to be improved and a regularity in these services guaranteed. Networking with other governance institutions (including nongovernmental organizations [NGOs]) at the local level in the provinces could be facilitated, as cooperation among these institutions would be beneficial to all of them. It will also be useful to nencourage the island courts to strengthen the flexibility and creativity that they are, of necessity, already developing, particularly in relation to matters of 'kastom.'
The Hybrid Courts of Melanesia
Author: Daniel Evans (Lawyer)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comparative law
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Report on Vanuatu Judiciary Conference 2006
Author: Miranda ForsythPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Customary law
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Proving Customary Law in the Common Law Courts of the South Pacific
Author: Jean G. ZornPublisher: British Institute for International & Comparative Law
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
This book studies the state of the constitutional status of customary law in independent Pacific island nations and the relationship between traditional legal processes and imported common law.
Court Systems in Vanuatu
Author: Jenny CorrinSources of Criminal Law in the South Pacific Region
Author: Tess Newton CainPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal law
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Introduction to South Pacific Law
Author: Jennifer Corrin CarePublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1845680391
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Providing an overview of the origins and development of the law and legal systems in the South Pacific, the authors examine the framework of legal systems in the region and the operation of state and customary laws. Exploring, not only the legal system generally, but also the constitution and jurisdiction of state courts and legislative provisions of individual jurisdictions and cases, it contains individual chapters on substantive areas of law. They cover: administrative law constitutional law contract law criminal law customary law family law land law tort law. Highlighting the distinguishing features of the substantive law in force in the South Pacific, this book is an essential resource for all those interested in the law of the South Pacific Islands region.
Asia-Pacific Judiciaries
Author: H. P. LeePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107137721
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Explores judicial independence, integrity and impartiality in Asia-Pacific countries.