TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jowitt, Anita
AU  - Newton Cain, Tess
AB  - Numerous issues face Pacific states trying to find their way in the early 21st century. Countries are striving to secure the benefits of modernisation. Governance, law and order are needed to reach such a goal, but development cannot be at the price of culture or the environment. The question of how to develop and maintain sound legal systems and legal rules whilst maintaining the unique cultural heritages within the Pacific is a challenge with no easy answer. 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.
DO  - 10.26530/OAPEN_459434
ID  - OAPEN ID: 459434
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 670400774
KW  - customary law
KW  - politics and government
KW  - social conditions
KW  - jurisprudence
KW  - pacific area
KW  - Human rights
KW  - Ombudsman
KW  - Vanuatu
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/d9d1c382-af57-4d5e-bc0d-de847aac8e88/459434.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33667
PB  - ANU Press
PP  - Canberra
PY  - 2010
TI  - Passage of Change : Law, Society and Governance in the Pacific
ER  - 
