A bird that flies with two wings : the kastom and state justice systems in Vanuatu /

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"This book investigates the problems and possibilities of plural legal orders through an in-depth study of the relationship between the state and customary justice systems in Vanuatu. It argues that there is a need to move away from the current state-centric approach to law reform in the South...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Forsyth, Miranda
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Action, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Law > Vanuatu.
Customary law > Vanuatu.
Droit coutumier > Vanuatu.
Law.
Laws of Specific jurisdictions.
LAW > Indigenous Peoples.
Customary law
Law
Manners and customs
Politics and government
Vanuatu > Social life and customs.
Vanuatu > Politics and government.
Vanuatu
Legal pluralism
Legal systems
South pacific
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 'Igat fulap rod blong hem'
  • The possibilities and limitations of legal pluralism
  • Tradition and transformation in leadership structures and conflict-management mechanisms
  • Mat, kava, faol, pig, buluk, woman: the operation of the kastom system in Vanuatu today
  • The relationship between the state and kastom systems
  • The problems of the existing relationship between the state and kastom systems
  • A typology of relationships between state and non-state justice systems
  • A new method of legal pluralism.

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