Forging the Middle Ground : Engaging Non-state Justice in Indonesia

The objective of this research was to document the workings of non-state justice at the village level, with a particular focus on social inclusion and the perspectives of the marginalized. The paper also sought to understand the dynamics of change...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
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Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	JUSTICE FOR THE POOR LEGAL AND JUDICIAL REFORM DISPUTE RESOLUTION GOVERNANCE DECENTRALIZATION EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW CIVIL SOCIETY STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION LOCAL JUSTICE INFORMAL JUSTICE VILLAGE GOVERNANCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/743501468040517610/Forging-the-middle-ground-engaging-non-state-justice-in-Indonesia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30534

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spelling	okr-10986-305342021-04-23T14:04:57Z Forging the Middle Ground : Engaging Non-state Justice in Indonesia World Bank JUSTICE FOR THE POOR LEGAL AND JUDICIAL REFORM DISPUTE RESOLUTION GOVERNANCE DECENTRALIZATION EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW CIVIL SOCIETY STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION LOCAL JUSTICE INFORMAL JUSTICE VILLAGE GOVERNANCE The objective of this research was to document the workings of non-state justice at the village level, with a particular focus on social inclusion and the perspectives of the marginalized. The paper also sought to understand the dynamics of change and how to translate them into a framework that embraces the strengths and addresses some of the shortcomings of non-state justice. It draws on 34 ethnographic case studies collected from five provinces in Indonesia over an eighteen month period and quantitative survey data from the 2006 Governance and Decentralization Survey. This paper will help to expand understanding of the complex and varied processes of non-state justice and thus help policy makers find new ways of building an effective legal and judicial system accessible by all Indonesians. This paper proposes a framework for forging a meaningful middle ground between the current practices of non-state justice and the formal justice system. This approach seeks to marry the social accessibility, authority and legitimacy of informal processes with accountability to the community and the state. This middle ground attempts to accommodate different socio-cultural contexts, customs and habits but at the same time introduces common principles to protect the marginalized. 2018-10-09T19:42:52Z 2018-10-09T19:42:52Z 2008-05 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/743501468040517610/Forging-the-middle-ground-engaging-non-state-justice-in-Indonesia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30534 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Law and Justice Study East Asia and Pacific Indonesia
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description	The objective of this research was to document the workings of non-state justice at the village level, with a particular focus on social inclusion and the perspectives of the marginalized. The paper also sought to understand the dynamics of change and how to translate them into a framework that embraces the strengths and addresses some of the shortcomings of non-state justice. It draws on 34 ethnographic case studies collected from five provinces in Indonesia over an eighteen month period and quantitative survey data from the 2006 Governance and Decentralization Survey. This paper will help to expand understanding of the complex and varied processes of non-state justice and thus help policy makers find new ways of building an effective legal and judicial system accessible by all Indonesians. This paper proposes a framework for forging a meaningful middle ground between the current practices of non-state justice and the formal justice system. This approach seeks to marry the social accessibility, authority and legitimacy of informal processes with accountability to the community and the state. This middle ground attempts to accommodate different socio-cultural contexts, customs and habits but at the same time introduces common principles to protect the marginalized.
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title	Forging the Middle Ground : Engaging Non-state Justice in Indonesia
title_short	Forging the Middle Ground : Engaging Non-state Justice in Indonesia
title_full	Forging the Middle Ground : Engaging Non-state Justice in Indonesia
title_fullStr	Forging the Middle Ground : Engaging Non-state Justice in Indonesia
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url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/743501468040517610/Forging-the-middle-ground-engaging-non-state-justice-in-Indonesia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30534
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