Passage of change [[electronic resource] ] : law, society and governance in the Pacific / / edited by Anita Jowitt and Tess Newton Cain
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Passage of change [[electronic resource] ] : law, society and governance in the Pacific / / edited by Anita Jowitt and Tess Newton Cain
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| Pubblicazione: | Canberra, : Pandanus Books, 2003 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (379 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 340.5295 |
| 349.1823 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Jurisprudence - Pacific Area |
| Customary law - Pacific Area | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Pacific Area Politics and government |
| Pacific Area Social conditions | |
| Altri autori: |
JowittAnita
CainTess Newton
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgments; Table of Abbreviations; Table of Cases; Table of International Conventions; Table of Legislation; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; SECTION 1: THE CONTEXT OF CHANGE; 1. Modernisation and Development in the South Pacific; SECTION 2: CORRUPTION; 2. Corruption; 3. Governance, Legitimacy and the Rule of Law in the South Pacific; 4. The Vanuatu Ombudsman; SECTION 3: CUSTOMARY LAW; 5. Custom Then and Now: The Changing Melanesian Family; 6. Issues in Contemporary Customary Law: Women and the Law |
| 7. Rites, Whites and Might: A Critique of the Effect of the Revival of Customary Law upon the Autonomy of Indigenous Women8. The Incorporation of Customary Law & Principle into Sentencing Decisions in the South Pacific Region; SECTION 4: HUMAN RIGHTS; 9. The Notion of Human Rights; 10. Human Rights vs. Custom in the Pacific: Struggle, Adaptation, or Game?; 11. Customary Family Law and Gender Discrimination in Papua New Guinea; SECTION 5: NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES; 12. Environmental Law Issues | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A collection of essays treating the issues behind modernisation, law and governance in the island nations of the Pacific. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Passage of Change |
| ISBN: | 1-74076-067-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910823181903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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