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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455894703321

Titolo

A kind of mending [[electronic resource] ] : restorative justice in the Pacific Islands / / edited by Sinclair Dinnen with Anita Jowitt and Tess Newton Cain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, : Pandanus Books, c2003

ISBN

1-74076-063-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DinnenSinclair

JowittAnita

CainTess Newton

Disciplina

364.68

Soggetti

Restorative justice - Oceania

Dispute resolution (Law) - Oceania

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-292) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; List of maps; Restorative justice in the Pacific Islands; The fundamentals of restorative justice; The age of steam; Tribal warfare and transformative justice in the New Guinea highlands; Restorative justice and women in Vanuatu; Vanuatu law, the police and restorative justice; Restorative programs in the formal justice system of Vanuatu; Conflict resolution in a multi-cultural urban setting in Papua New Guinea; Restorative justice in Papua New Guinea: a collaborative effort; Rehabilitation for change in Fiji: a women s initiative

The Vanuatu cultural centre s juvenile justice projectThe Lakalakabulu area council of chiefs in Vanuatu; Re-inventing the cultural wheel; Informal justice in law and justice reform in the Pacific region; Restorative justice in the Solomon Islands; Bougainville women s role in conflict resolution in the Bougainville peace process; Restorative justice in Bougainville; A marriage of custom and introduced skills: restorative jus

Sommario/riassunto

A collection of essays which examine the issues surrounding restorative justice and the tensions created as traditional societies face formal



judicial systems.