Title Passage of change : law, society and governance in the Pacific / edited by Anita Jowitt and Tess Newton Cain

Published Canberra : Pandanus Books, 2003

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Description xx, 357 pages ; 25 cm Contents Introduction / Anita Jowitt and Tess Newton-Cain -- I. The context of change 1. Modernisation and development in the South Pacific / Vijay Naidu -- II. Corruption 2. Corruption / Robert Hughes -- 3. Governance, legitimacy and the rule of law in the South Pacific / Graham Hassall -- 4. The Vanuatu ombudsman / Edward R Hill -- III. Customary law 5. Custom then and now : the changing Melanesian family / Jean G Zorn -- 6. Issues in contemporary customary law : women and the law / Jean G Zorn -- 7. Rites, white and might : a critique of the effect of the revival of customary law upon the autonomy of indigenous women / Susan Bothmann -- 8. The incorporation of customary law & principle into sentencing decisions in the South Pacific Region / Tess Newton Cain -- Part IV Human rights -- 9. The notion of human rights / Anita Jowitt -- 10. Human rights vs. custom in the Pacific : struggle, adaptation, or game? / Ian Fraser -- 11. Customary family law and gender discrimination in Papua New Guinea -- Part V. Natural resource issues 12. Environmental law issues in the South Pacific and the quest for sustainable development and good governance / Laurence Cordonnery -- 13. Legal developments in the conservation and management of highly migratory and straddling fish stocks in the Western and Central Pacific ocean / Laurence Cordonnery -- Part VI. Rebuilding nation states 14. Building bridges : law and justice reform in Papua New Guinea / Sinclair Dinnen -- 15. Constitutions as limits on the state in Melanesia : comparative perspectives on Constitutionalism, participation and civil society / Anthony Regan -- 16. Legal pluralism and the problem of identity / Robert Hughes Summary This interdisciplinary collection locates issues of law and governance within the particular socio-political context of the Pacific island region, presenting sociological, anthropological and political insights alongside jurisprudential analysis. Key issues including corruption, the role of customary law in modern legal systems, the place of human rights in the Pacific, environmental issues and the structure of the state are explored from a variety of perspectives. (Back of book) Analysis Pacific Islands Customary law Jurisprudence Social conditions Political conditions Overseas item Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-352) and index Notes Also available online Print version record Subject Jurisprudence -- Oceania. Human rights -- Oceania. Environmental law -- Oceania. Law -- Oceania. Law -- Social aspects -- Oceania. Social change -- Oceania. Customary law -- Oceania. Jurisprudence -- Pacific Area. Customary law -- Pacific Area. SUBJECT Oceania -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116420 Oceania http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85093910 -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008850 Pacific Area -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116487 Pacific Area http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096445 -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008850 Author Jowitt, Anita. Cain, Tess Newton. LC no. 2004353514 ISBN 9781740760256 1740760255 :

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