• ILGIs and justice dispensation

ILGIs and justice dispensation

This report focuses on non-state justice systems (NSJS) in Bangladesh and Philippines. It assesses whether and how to work with non-state justice systems (NSJS) to advance safety, security and accessible justice in the countries where they operate. The report mainly addresses dispute resolution. It comprises two main parts:

• • The first part, “Experience with Non-state Justice Systems,” summarizes various NSJS experiences of governments, NGOs, development organizations, communities and individuals in Bangladesh and the Philippines. It closes with a brief analysis of the two societies’ comparative experience with NSJS
• • The second, “Recommendations and Conclusions,” builds on that experience to recommend further steps regarding whether and how to work with NSJS itself, including additional research it that may be needed
  

Some of the key findings are:

• State-modified and traditional NSJS in both societies are affected by gender biases and other undue influences that make NGO interventions desirable
• The lower status and lesser empowerment of women in Bangladesh make NGO-modified NSJS a necessary option wherever in the country it is possible.
• Conservative religious forces play a greater role in Bangladesh.
• Philippine NGOs tend to be more sector-specific and mobilization-oriented.
• Circumstance and key individuals’ and organizations’ histories play a role.

A core recommendation is that more research is needed to understand NSJS in these two countries in order and to get a fuller picture of practices that this paper lists.

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