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Substantial justice : an anthropology of village courts in Papua New Guinea /

"Papua New Guinea's village court system was introduced in 1974, partly in an effort to overcome the legal, geographical, and social distance between village societies and the country's formal courts. There are now more than 1100 village courts all over PNG, hearing thousands of cases...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Goddard, Michael (Michael Bruce) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2009.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Colonial law : an extended prelude to the village courts
  • The administration of village courts
  • Village courts on trial
  • Three village courts and their social environments
  • Village court politics
  • Pari village court in action
  • Konedobu village court in action
  • Erima village court in action
  • Between groups and individuals.