Legal & judicial reform
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- For a synergy of traditional and formal justice systems
- ( L. W. Kimathi / Council for the Development of Economic and Social Research in Africa , 2005)
- This paper looks at how the various legal systems in Africa could benefit from the rich experiences of traditional and popular judicial systems which play a central role in large parts of the continen...
- Customary legal systems in South Africa, Rwanda and Tanzania
- ( L Chirayath;C Sage;M Woolcock / World Bank , 2005)
- This paper attempts to bring customary systems into central focus in the ongoing debate about legal and regulatory reform. It first analyses the ongoing challenges and critiques of customary legal sys...
- Non-state justice systems in East Africa region
- ( C. Nyamu-Musembi / Department for International Development, UK , 2003)
- This report focuses on non-formal justice systems in the East Africa region, and is based on a review of relevant experience in three East African countries: Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. It aims to hel...
- Judicial capacity building in Bangladesh and Nepal
- ( World Bank , 2006)
- This paper presents the experience of Bangladesh and Nepal in developing, planning, managing, and facilitating legal and judicial training. In particular the paper reviews the performance of the Natio...
- World Bank and financial sector legal reforms in developing countries
- ( World Bank , 2008)
- The World Bank has been closely involved through its structural adjustment and technical assistance programmes with financial sector legal reform initiatives in developing, emerging and transitioning ...
- Access to Justice in Sierra Leone
- ( P. Dale / World Bank , 2007)
- This paper presents a review of literature on the current state of local level justice institutions and access to justice in Sierra Leone’s provinces. The review is based on an exploration of le...
- Barriers to justice in Sierra Leone
- ( P. Dale / World Bank , 2007)
- Sierra Leone operates under a bifurcated legal structure which incorporates both elements of traditional or customary law and a formal system based on English common law. This paper says that Sierra L...
- Justice to the poor: an alternative approach
- ( C. Sage;M. Woolcock / Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester , 2007)
- The record of attempts to build the rule of law and to undertake judicial reform has not been very successful despite the broad agreement on the importance of building – and enhancing access to ...
- An agenda for legal empowerment of the poor
- ( United Nations Development Programme , 2008)
- This report of the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor finds that at least four billion people in the world are excluded from the rule of law. The sources of legal exclusion are numerous and v...
Access to indigenous tree species in Sahelian countries: the need for a new approach
- ( T. Yatich;A. Kalinganire;K. Alinon / World Agroforestry Centre , 2008)
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Sahelian rural populations’ needs are sourced from on-farm indigenous tree species. However, access, use and management of indigenous tree species within their territories are restricted by f...
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