Making law in Papua New Guinea : the colonial origins of a postcolonial legal system / by Bruce L. Ottley, David Weisbrot, Jean G. Zorn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ottley, Bruce L., author.

Weisbrot, David, author.

Zorn, Jean G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Papua New Guinea--History.

Law.

Legislation--Papua New Guinea--History.

Legislation.

Politics and government.

History.

Papua New Guinea--Politics and government--History.

Papua New Guinea.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 526 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, LLC, [2021]

Summary:

"In the waning days of colonialism in Papua New Guinea, much of the rhetoric from local leaders pushing for self-determination focused on replacing the imposed colonial legal system with one that reflected local customs, understandings, relationships, and dispute settlement techniques-in other words, a "uniquely Melanesian jurisprudence." After independence in 1975, however, that aim faded or began to be seen as an impossible objective, and PNG is left with a largely Western legal system. In this book, the authors-who were all directly involved in law teaching, law reform, and judging during that period-explore the potent and enduring grip of colonialism on law and politics long after the colonial regime has been formally disbanded. Combining original historical and legal research, engagement with the scholarly literature of dependency theory and postcolonial studies, and personal observation, interviews, and experience, Making Law in Papua New Guinea offers compelling insights into the many reasons why postcolonial nations remain imprisoned in colonial laws, institutions, and attitudes"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

Imagining Papua New Guinea

2. Custom and Customary Law

Reciprocity, Revenge, and Resolution

3. Laying the Foundations of the Colonial Legal System

The British Protectorate 1884

1888

4. Establishing Legal Authority

British New Guinea 1888

1906

5. Constructing a Colonial Legal System

The Territories of Papua and New Guinea 1906

1921

6. The Colonial Legal Systems in Operation

Administration and Economic Development 1921

1942

7. The Colonial Legal Systems and Papua New Guineans

Contact, Control, and Customary Law 1921

8. World War II and Its Impact

Papua and New Guinea in the 1940s

9. Re-establishing Authority/Remaking Administration

Papua and New Guinea in the 1950s

10. Change Comes to the Colony

-at Last

Papua and New Guinea in the 1960s

11. Moving to Independence

Papua New Guinea 1972

1975

12. Epilogue

Using the Past to Understand the Present 1972 and After.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version : Ottley, Bruce L. Making law in papua new guinea

ISBN:

9781531005504

1531005500

OCLC:

1192304306