Traditional/customary justice
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- Creative approaches to strengthening the justice institutions in Afghanistan
- ( Center for Policy and Human Development , 2007)
- The central theme of this Human Development Report is that country's judicial system is a first line of defence to many social ills in any democracy, but particularly in war ravaged societies. Institu...
- A national strategy for justice sector reforms in Indonesia
- ( World Bank Publications , 2007)
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This briefing note discusses a national strategy for access to justice in Indonesia to complement the ongoing efforts to reform the country’s justice system. It says that comprehensive justic...
- Will Syariat law in Aceh contribute to the prosperity of the province?
- ( Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University, Hong Kong , 2007)
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This paper explores perspectives on the problems of implementing Syariat law in the Indonesian province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD). It presents views on its ability to contribute to a just s...
- Development and implementation of sound forest laws
- ( L. Christy;C. Di Leva;J. Lindsay / World Bank Publications , 2007)
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Thinking about forest management has undergone important changes over the last two decades. These changes have inspired attention to the reform of forest laws on a range of subjects, from forest pl...
- Effective legal protection for land rights in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire
- ( R. Crook; S. Affou; D. Hammond; A.F. Vanga; M Owusu Yeboah / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2007)
- This paper provides an analysis of the effectiveness and equitability of West African judicial, legal and administrative institutions for:providing accessible dispute resolutionprotecting ...
- Can customary law promote Tanzanian water management?
- ( L. K. Nkonya / Law Environment and Development Journal , 2006)
- This study analyses the impact of customary (informal) laws on water management in Tanzania and shows how they might be used to complement the statutory (formal) laws for management of drinking water ...
- Highlighting the importance of customary laws and practices for the realisation of CBD objectives
- ( B. Tobin / United Nations University , 2004)
- This paper highlights the importance of customary law and practice for the realisation of the three objectives of the CBD. It identifies a research agenda to help define modalities for ensuring the e...
- Enabling traditional leadership to address crime and safety issues in South Africa
- ( I. Palmary / Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, South Africa , 2004)
- This paper discusses the role that the traditional leaders play in the prevention of crime and violence in the eThekwini metropolitan region. It is part of a project undertaken in three of the metropo...
- Traditional justice institutions. Can they be more effective?
- ( Celestine Nyamu-Musembi / id21 Development Research Reporting Service , 2002)
- Traditional justice institutions range from largely invisible intra-family negotiations to quasi-state bodies that apply customary norms to resolve disputes and allocate resources. What are their stre...
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