Framing Local Conflict and Justice in Bangladesh
The institutional landscape of local dispute resolution in Bangladesh is rich: it includes the traditional process of shalish, longstanding and impressive civil society efforts to improve on shalish, and a somewhat less-explored provision for gram...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110829092523 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3545 |
| Summary: | The institutional landscape of local
dispute resolution in Bangladesh is rich: it includes the
traditional process of shalish, longstanding and impressive
civil society efforts to improve on shalish, and a somewhat
less-explored provision for gram adalat or village courts.
Based on a nationally representative survey, qualitative
evidence from focus groups, and a telephone survey of 40
Union Parishad chairpersons (a little less than 1 percent of
the total Union Parishads), it provides both an empirical
mapping of local conflict and justice and pointers to
possible policy reforms. It suggests a number of
opportunities for strengthening local justice and argues
that the village courts may pose a useful bridge between
Bangladesh's informal and formal justice institutions. |
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