The Hybrid Courts of Melanesia : A Comparative Analysis of Village Courts of Papua New Guinea, Island Courts of Vanuatu, and Local Courts of Solomon Islands

The Hybrid Courts of Melanesia : A Comparative Analysis of Village Courts of Papua New Guinea, Island Courts of Vanuatu, and Local Courts of Solomon Islands

This paper examines three systems of courts of justice, each in a different country in the region of South Pacific islands known as Melanesia, where state legal systems have been adopted from former European colonial governments. The systems discus...

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Main Authors: Evans, Daniel, Goddard, Michael, Paterson, Don
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ADULTERY
ARBITRATION
ARREST
CHILDHOOD
CIVIL PROCEDURE
CIVIL SOCIETY
CLAIM
COMMON LAW
COMPENSATION
CONSENT
COURT
COURT DECISIONS
COURT HEARING
COURT HEARINGS
COURT JURISDICTION
COURT ORDERS
COURT PROCEDURE
COURT PROCEEDINGS
COURT RECORDS
COURT RULES
COURT SECRETARIAT
COURT SESSIONS
COURT SYSTEMS
COURTS
CRIMES
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL CASES
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CRIMINAL LAW
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CRIMINALS
CUSTODY
CUSTOMARY LAW
CUSTOMS
DISPUTE
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
DISPUTES
DIVORCE
DIVORCES
DOMINANCE
EMPOWERMENT
FEMALE
GENDER
GENDER BIAS
GUARDIANSHIP
HUMAN RIGHTS
IMPRISONMENT
INFRACTIONS
INVESTIGATION
JAIL
JUDGES
JUDGMENTS
JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT
JUDICIAL SERVICES
JUDICIARY
JURISDICTION
JURISPRUDENCE
JUSTICE
JUSTICE SYSTEM
JUSTICES
JUVENILE OFFENDERS
JUVENILES
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAWS
LAWYERS
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
LEGAL DOCUMENTATION
LEGAL EXPENSES
LEGAL INFORMATION
LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
LEGAL STATUS
LEGAL SYSTEM
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LEGAL TECHNICALITIES
LEGAL TRAINING
LEGISLATION
MAGISTRATES
MEDIATION
MINOR OFFENSES
NATURAL JUSTICE
OFFENDERS
OFFENSE
OFFENSES
OPPRESSION
OWNERSHIP OF LAND
PARENTS
PENAL CODE
PLEADINGS
POLICE
POLICE OFFICER
POLICING
PRISON
PROCEDURAL RULES
PROSECUTORS
RAPE
RULE OF LAW
RULES
RULES OF EVIDENCE
RULES OF PROCEDURE
SANCTIONS
STATE COURTS
STATE INSTITUTIONS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
TESTIMONY
TREATMENT OF CHILDREN
TRIBUNALS
VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
WAR
WILL
WOMAN
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/14276330/hybrid-courts-melanesia-comparative-analysis-village-courts-papua-new-guinea-island-courts-vanuatu-local-courts-solomon-islands
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18107

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/14276330/hybrid-courts-melanesia-comparative-analysis-village-courts-papua-new-guinea-island-courts-vanuatu-local-courts-solomon-islands
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18107

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