Traditional/customary justice
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- Progress of the World's Women: In Pursuit of Justice
- ( L Turquet / UN Women , 2011)
- What are the legal frameworks in place to ensure women’s rights and access to justice? How do these laws translate into equality in practice? What interventions are needed to make justice a real...
- The need for interaction between the customary criminal justice system and the formal system in Zambia
- ( Institute for Security Studies, South Africa , 2009)
- This paper reviews the Zambian criminal justice system and draws attention to the need for reforms in that will enhance human security. It notes that Zambia has made great progress since the re-establ...
- Promoting traditional justice mechanisms
- ( C. Chapman (ed);A. Kagaha (ed) / Minority Rights Group International , 2009)
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This paper details conflict resolution using traditional community based systems, such as elders’ arbitration councils in the Karamoja and Teso regions of northeast Uganda. It ...
- Can natural resources be managed effectively by bylaws in Western Africa?
- ( K. Alinon (ed);A. Kalinganire (ed) / CGIAR System-wide Program on Property Rights and Collective Action , 2008)
- This paper discusses the historical changes in power delegation from central origins to secondary institutions. The analysis covers the rise of bylaws across the Western African countries and links th...
- Tackling discrimination against women in the Arab world
- ( M. Sabra / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH , 2009)
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One of the root causes of the social and economic problems in the Arab world is the structural discrimination against women in these countries, a conclusion reached by the Arab Human Development Re...
- A case for increasing UNDP's engagement with informal justice system
- ( E. Wojkowska / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre , 2006)
- This paper is for practitioners working on access to justice. It presents a case for UNDP to increase its engagement with informal justice systems so that access to justice for poor and disadvantaged ...
- The difference between legal rights and reality for Arab women
- ( B.A. Barakat;A. Funk;S. Kröhn / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH , 2007)
- The legal reality for women in the Arab world is such that legal rights enshrined in international conventions and in national constitutions and laws are often of little relevance to the lives of many...
- Empowering traditional legal systems and conflict resolution practices in Cambodia
- ( United Nations Development Programme , 2007)
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Following a case study in Cambodia during March to April 2006, this paper presents a summary of the findings of the participatory action research case study into indigenous traditional legal system...
- 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...
- Making sense of non-state justice systems in Southern Africa
- ( W. Schärf / Institute of Criminology, University of Cape Town, South Africa , 2003)
- This report investigates non-state justice systems in six southern African countries: South Africa, Malawi, Botswana, Lesotho, Zambia and Mozambique. The report argues that contrary to the generally h...
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