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dc.contributor.authorJowitt, Anita
dc.contributor.authorNewton Cain, Tess
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-13 00:00:00
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-01T14:53:17Z
dc.date.available2020-04-01T14:53:17Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier459434
dc.identifierOCN: 670400774en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33667
dc.description.abstractNumerous 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.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and governmenten_US
dc.subject.othercustomary law
dc.subject.otherpolitics and government
dc.subject.othersocial conditions
dc.subject.otherjurisprudence
dc.subject.otherpacific area
dc.subject.otherHuman rights
dc.subject.otherOmbudsman
dc.subject.otherVanuatu
dc.titlePassage of Change
dc.title.alternativeLaw, Society and Governance in the Pacific
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.26530/OAPEN_459434
oapen.relation.isPublishedByddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71
oapen.pages357
oapen.place.publicationCanberra
oapen.remark.publicRelevant Wikipedia pages: Human rights - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights; Ombudsman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman; Vanuatu - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu
oapen.identifier.ocn670400774


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