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A bird that flies with two wings : kastom and state justice systems in Vanuatu / Miranda Forsyth.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Forsyth, Miranda, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Customary law--Vanuatu.
- Customary law.
- Justice, Administration of--Vanuatu.
- Justice, Administration of.
- Vanuatu--Social life and customs.
- Vanuatu.
- Vanuatu--Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 298 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : ANU E Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- 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.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Prologue
- 1. ‘Igat fulap rod blong hem’
- 2. The possibilities and limitations of legal pluralism
- 3. 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
- 5. The relationship between the state and kastom systems
- 6. The problems of the existing relationship between the state and kastom systems
- 7. A typology of relationships between state and non-state justice systems
- 8. A new method of legal pluralism
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781921536793
- 1921536799
- Publisher Number:
- 10.26530/OAPEN_458830
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