Passage of change : law, society and governance in the Pacific /

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A collection of essays treating the issues behind modernisation, law and governance in the island nations of the Pacific.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Jowitt, Anita, Cain, Tess Newton
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Canberra : Pandanus Books, 2003.
Subjects:
Jurisprudence > Pacific Area.
Customary law > Pacific Area.
Droit > Pacifique, Région du.
Droit coutumier > Pacifique, Région du.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Customary law
Jurisprudence
Politics and government
Social conditions
Rechtsontwikkeling.
Gewoonterecht.
Legitimiteit.
Rechtsantropologie.
Mensenrechten.
Milieurecht.
Corruptie.
Pacific Area > Politics and government.
Pacific Area > Social conditions.
Pacifique, Région du > Conditions sociales.
Pacific Area
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Acknowledgments; Table of Abbreviations; Table of Cases; Table of International Conventions; Table of Legislation; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; SECTION 1: THE CONTEXT OF CHANGE; 1. Modernisation and Development in the South Pacific; SECTION 2: CORRUPTION; 2. Corruption; 3. Governance, Legitimacy and the Rule of Law in the South Pacific; 4. The Vanuatu Ombudsman; SECTION 3: CUSTOMARY LAW; 5. Custom Then and Now: The Changing Melanesian Family; 6. Issues in Contemporary Customary Law: Women and the Law.

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