Hybrid Justice in Vanuatu : The Island Courts
Island courts have been in operation in Vanuatu since 1984. Official documents have hitherto provided little information on their practical operations or utility, and our preliminary research in 2010 found that not much was known at the state gover...
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okr-10986-184032021-04-23T14:03:35Z Hybrid Justice in Vanuatu : The Island Courts Goddard, Michael Otto, Leisande ABUSE ACCESS TO JUSTICE ADEQUATE INFORMATION ADJUDICATION ADJUDICATORS ADULTERY ARBITRATION ARREST BANKS COMPENSATION COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE COURT COURT HEARINGS COURT JURISDICTION COURTS CRIME CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL LAW CUSTOMARY LAW CUSTOMARY PRACTICE CUSTOMS DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISPUTE SETTLEMENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMPOWERMENT FAMILIES FEMALE GANGS GENDER GENDER ISSUES GOOD GOVERNANCE HOME HOUSES HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBAND ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN INCARCERATION INITIATIVE INVESTIGATION JUDGES JUDGMENTS JUDICIAL SERVICES JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY JURISDICTION JURISPRUDENCE JUSTICE JUSTICE SYSTEM JUSTICES JUVENILE JUSTICE LAND OWNERSHIP LAWS LAWYERS LEADERSHIP LEGAL DOCUMENTATION LEGAL LITERACY LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION MAGISTRATES MARRIAGES MARRIED COUPLES MEDIA MEDIATION MISAPPROPRIATED FUNDS MURDERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFENDERS OFFENSES PARENTS PENAL CODE PENALTIES PLEADINGS POLICE POLICE OFFICER POLICING POLITICIANS PREGNANCIES PROSECUTION PROSECUTOR REMEDIES REMEDY SANCTIONS SCANDAL SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL STRUCTURE STATE INSTITUTIONS TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION TESTIMONY THEFT THEFTS THIEVES TRANSPARENCY VICTIMS WEDDINGS WILL WITNESS WITNESSES WIVES WOMAN YOUTH YOUTH GROUPS Island courts have been in operation in Vanuatu since 1984. Official documents have hitherto provided little information on their practical operations or utility, and our preliminary research in 2010 found that not much was known at the state governance level about their real circumstances. In 2011, we conducted fieldwork research on five islands, Efate, Santo, Malekula, Epi, and Tanna, to provide better information on the practical operations of island courts and their use by ni-Vanuatu. The author found that although island courts have the potential to provide a valuable service to rural ni-Vanuatu, a number of problems must first be addressed. Their resources and support networks need to be improved and a regularity in these services guaranteed. Networking with other governance institutions (including nongovernmental organizations [NGOs]) at the local level in the provinces could be facilitated, as cooperation among these institutions would be beneficial to all of them. It will also be useful to nencourage the island courts to strengthen the flexibility and creativity that they are, of necessity, already developing, particularly in relation to matters of 'kastom.' 2014-05-22T21:21:14Z 2014-05-22T21:21:14Z 2013-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18100250/hybrid-justice-vanuatu-island-courts http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18403 English en_US Justice and development working paper series;no. 22 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Vanuatu |
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ABUSE ACCESS TO JUSTICE ADEQUATE INFORMATION ADJUDICATION ADJUDICATORS ADULTERY ARBITRATION ARREST BANKS COMPENSATION COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE COURT COURT HEARINGS COURT JURISDICTION COURTS CRIME CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL LAW CUSTOMARY LAW CUSTOMARY PRACTICE CUSTOMS DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISPUTE SETTLEMENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMPOWERMENT FAMILIES FEMALE GANGS GENDER GENDER ISSUES GOOD GOVERNANCE HOME HOUSES HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBAND ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN INCARCERATION INITIATIVE INVESTIGATION JUDGES JUDGMENTS JUDICIAL SERVICES JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY JURISDICTION JURISPRUDENCE JUSTICE JUSTICE SYSTEM JUSTICES JUVENILE JUSTICE LAND OWNERSHIP LAWS LAWYERS LEADERSHIP LEGAL DOCUMENTATION LEGAL LITERACY LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION MAGISTRATES MARRIAGES MARRIED COUPLES MEDIA MEDIATION MISAPPROPRIATED FUNDS MURDERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFENDERS OFFENSES PARENTS PENAL CODE PENALTIES PLEADINGS POLICE POLICE OFFICER POLICING POLITICIANS PREGNANCIES PROSECUTION PROSECUTOR REMEDIES REMEDY SANCTIONS SCANDAL SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL STRUCTURE STATE INSTITUTIONS TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION TESTIMONY THEFT THEFTS THIEVES TRANSPARENCY VICTIMS WEDDINGS WILL WITNESS WITNESSES WIVES WOMAN YOUTH YOUTH GROUPS |
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ABUSE ACCESS TO JUSTICE ADEQUATE INFORMATION ADJUDICATION ADJUDICATORS ADULTERY ARBITRATION ARREST BANKS COMPENSATION COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE COURT COURT HEARINGS COURT JURISDICTION COURTS CRIME CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL LAW CUSTOMARY LAW CUSTOMARY PRACTICE CUSTOMS DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISPUTE SETTLEMENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMPOWERMENT FAMILIES FEMALE GANGS GENDER GENDER ISSUES GOOD GOVERNANCE HOME HOUSES HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBAND ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN INCARCERATION INITIATIVE INVESTIGATION JUDGES JUDGMENTS JUDICIAL SERVICES JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY JURISDICTION JURISPRUDENCE JUSTICE JUSTICE SYSTEM JUSTICES JUVENILE JUSTICE LAND OWNERSHIP LAWS LAWYERS LEADERSHIP LEGAL DOCUMENTATION LEGAL LITERACY LEGAL RIGHTS LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION MAGISTRATES MARRIAGES MARRIED COUPLES MEDIA MEDIATION MISAPPROPRIATED FUNDS MURDERS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFENDERS OFFENSES PARENTS PENAL CODE PENALTIES PLEADINGS POLICE POLICE OFFICER POLICING POLITICIANS PREGNANCIES PROSECUTION PROSECUTOR REMEDIES REMEDY SANCTIONS SCANDAL SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL STRUCTURE STATE INSTITUTIONS TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION TESTIMONY THEFT THEFTS THIEVES TRANSPARENCY VICTIMS WEDDINGS WILL WITNESS WITNESSES WIVES WOMAN YOUTH YOUTH GROUPS Goddard, Michael Otto, Leisande Hybrid Justice in Vanuatu : The Island Courts |
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Justice and development working paper series;no. 22 |
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Island courts have been in operation in
Vanuatu since 1984. Official documents have hitherto
provided little information on their practical operations or
utility, and our preliminary research in 2010 found that not
much was known at the state governance level about their
real circumstances. In 2011, we conducted fieldwork research
on five islands, Efate, Santo, Malekula, Epi, and Tanna, to
provide better information on the practical operations of
island courts and their use by ni-Vanuatu. The author found
that although island courts have the potential to provide a
valuable service to rural ni-Vanuatu, a number of problems
must first be addressed. Their resources and support
networks need to be improved and a regularity in these
services guaranteed. Networking with other governance
institutions (including nongovernmental organizations
[NGOs]) at the local level in the provinces could be
facilitated, as cooperation among these institutions would
be beneficial to all of them. It will also be useful to
nencourage the island courts to strengthen the flexibility
and creativity that they are, of necessity, already
developing, particularly in relation to matters of 'kastom.' |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
| author |
Goddard, Michael Otto, Leisande |
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Goddard, Michael Otto, Leisande |
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Goddard, Michael |
| title |
Hybrid Justice in Vanuatu : The Island Courts |
| title_short |
Hybrid Justice in Vanuatu : The Island Courts |
| title_full |
Hybrid Justice in Vanuatu : The Island Courts |
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Hybrid Justice in Vanuatu : The Island Courts |
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Hybrid Justice in Vanuatu : The Island Courts |
| title_sort |
hybrid justice in vanuatu : the island courts |
| publisher |
World Bank, Washington, DC |
| publishDate |
2014 |
| url |
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18100250/hybrid-justice-vanuatu-island-courts http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18403 |
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