Substantial justice : an anthropology of village courts in Papua New Guinea

Substantial justice : an anthropology of village courts in Papua New Guinea /

"Papua New Guinea's village court system was introduced in 1974, partly in an effort to overcome the legal, geographical, and social distance between village societies and the country's formal courts. There are now more than 1100 village courts all over PNG, hearing thousands of cases...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goddard, Michael (Michael Bruce) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2009.
Series:Ebook Central Academic Complete Collection
Subjects:
District courts > Papua New Guinea.
Customary law courts > Papua New Guinea > National Capital District.
Customary law > Papua New Guinea > National Capital District.
Dispute resolution (Law) > Papua New Guinea > National Capital District.
Law and anthropology.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > General.
Customary law
Customary law courts
Dispute resolution (Law)
District courts
Law and anthropology
Social conditions
National Capital District (Papua New Guinea) > Social conditions.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea > National Capital District
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Colonial law : an extended prelude to the village courts
  • The administration of village courts
  • Village courts on trial
  • Three village courts and their social environments
  • Village court politics
  • Pari village court in action
  • Konedobu village court in action
  • Erima village court in action
  • Between groups and individuals.

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