Author : Sue Farran
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 18,90 MB
Release : 2009-01-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 1135392307
This book looks at the challenges and contemporary issues raised by human rights in the island countries of the South West Pacific which have come under the influence of common law. The main topic interacts with a range of others such as constitutions, legal institutions and structures, social organization, culture and custom, tradition and change, especially in the Pacific region where the legal systems are complex and perceptions of what rights are or should be varies widely.
Author : Jennifer Corrin Care
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 30,87 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Law
ISBN : 1845680391
Providing an overview of the origins and development of the law and legal systems in the South Pacific, the authors examine the framework of legal systems in the region and the operation of state and customary laws. Exploring, not only the legal system generally, but also the constitution and jurisdiction of state courts and legislative provisions of individual jurisdictions and cases, it contains individual chapters on substantive areas of law. They cover: administrative law constitutional law contract law criminal law customary law family law land law tort law. Highlighting the distinguishing features of the substantive law in force in the South Pacific, this book is an essential resource for all those interested in the law of the South Pacific Islands region.
Author : Anita Jowitt
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 20,76 MB
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1921666897
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.
Author : Alejandra Torres Camprubí
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 26,81 MB
Release : 2016-07-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9004321616
In Statehood under Water, Alejandra Torres Camprubí revisits the concept of statehood through an analysis on how sea-level rise and the Anthropocene challenge the territorial, demographical, and political dimensions of the State. Closely examining the fight for survival undertaken by low-lying Pacific Island States, the author engages with the legal and policy innovations necessary to address these new scenarios. This monograph reacts against overly formal approaches to the law on statehood, and is devoted to the reconstruction of the context in which both the challenges, and the measures adopted to tackle them, are taking place. Progressively forged within the international community, it is the kind of political and ethical framework that will soon inform the potential transformation of the law on statehood.
Author : Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,57 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Environmental law
ISBN : 9780367502898
This volume examines environmental law and governance in the Pacific, focussing on the emerging challenges this region faces. Fourteen Pacific Island countries, and a broad range of themes, such as deep-sea mining, fisheries, protected areas, heritage, endangered species, human rights and access to justice, are addressed in the volume.
Author : Hilary Charlesworth
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 24,61 MB
Release : 2015-01-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 131619552X
The Universal Periodic Review is an intriguing and ambitious development in human rights monitoring which breaks new ground by engaging all 193 members of the United Nations. This book provides the first sustained analysis of the Review and explains how the Review functions within the architecture of the United Nations. It draws on socio-legal scholarship and the insights of human rights practitioners with direct experience of the Review in order to consider its regulatory power and its capacity to influence the behaviour of states. It also highlights the significance of the embodied features of the Review, with its cyclical and intricately managed interactive dialogues. Additionally, it discusses the rituals associated with the Review, examines the tendency of the Review towards hollow ritualism (which undermines its aspiration to address human rights violations comprehensively) and suggests how this ritualism might be overcome.
Author : Peter Bille Larsen
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,45 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Anthropology
ISBN : 9781138224223
This book provides both a review of World Heritage policy at the global level and case studies from Asia-Pacific (including Australia, South and Southeast Asia and China) of how human rights issues impact on both natural and cultural heritage sites and their management.
Author : Jennifer Corrin
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,4 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Civil procedure
ISBN : 9781780682808
This book compares the conduct of civil cases in countries of the South Pacific and explains the practical application of civil procedures in the context of the courts in which they operate. The text focuses on the rules that apply in the superior courts of Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. In this second edition, an introductory chapter explains the origin of the rules and the factors that link and differentiate them. The book then highlights the preliminary considerations that should be weighed before proceedings are instituted. Additionally, the constitution and civil jurisdiction of the courts are explained, along with a discussion of legislative and case law developments. Alternative ways of resolving civil disputes are offered. Recent changes to the rules are described, and further reforms that may be considered by rule making bodies are suggested. Subject: Civil Law, Comparative Law]
Author : Human Rights Watch
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 847 pages
File Size : 26,38 MB
Release : 2019-02-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1609808851
The best country-by-country assessment of human rights. The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories are put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.
Author : Jennifer Corrin
Publisher : Intersentia
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 17,80 MB
Release : 2021-10-04
Category :
ISBN : 9781839701535
This book provides an overview of the legal systems of a selection of Pacific Island countries. It gives a general outline of each system, with emphasis on particularities and matters of current special interest, such as climate change and the environment. It offers easy reference and information about where to find more information on specific aspects of the legal system in each of those jurisdictions.00With no new books written on these legal systems, namely the Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna, for nearly 30 years, 'Legal Systems of the Pacific' fills a gap in the literature and offers an ?insider? perspective on the legal system, with the majority of authors being indigenous or long-term residents of the countries in question.
