| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 298 pages) |
| Note |
PDF title page (viewed on Feb 9, 2010). |
| 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. |
| Summary |
"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 Pacific region, and instead include all state and non-state legal orders in development strategies and dialogue. The book also presents a typology of models of engagement between state and non-state legal systems, and describes a process for analysing which of these models would be most advantageous for any country in the South Pacific region, and beyond"--Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Law -- Vanuatu.
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Customary law -- Vanuatu.
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Vanuatu -- Social life and customs.
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Vanuatu -- Politics and government.
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LAW -- Indigenous Peoples.
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Customary law. (OCoLC)fst00885510
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Law. (OCoLC)fst00993678
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Vanuatu. (OCoLC)fst01214612
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Forsyth, Miranda. Bird that flies with two wings. Action, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2009 9781921536786 (OCoLC)426135908 |
| ISBN |
9781921536793 (electronic bk.) |
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1921536799 (electronic bk.) |
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9781921536786 (print version) |
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1921536780 (print version) |
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