Customary justice
Subtitle: perspectives on legal empowerment
By: Janine Ubink, editor, Thomas McInerney, series editor
Contributors: International Development Law Organization; Van Vollenhoven Instituut voor Recht en Bestuur in Niet-Westerse Landen
Series: Legal and governance reform : lessons learned -- no. 3/2011; Legal and governance reform -- no. 3
Publisher: International Development Law Organization; Van Vollenhoven Institute, University of Leiden
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9788896155066
Subjects: Land tenure; Law and legislation; Land reform; Customary law
Other titles: Perspectives on legal empowerment
Description: "Customary Justice: Perspectives on Legal Empowerment features articles by leading authors, country specialists and practitioners working in the areas of traditional justice and legal empowerment, discusses key aspects of traditional justice, such as for example the rise of customary law in justice sector reform, the effectiveness of hybrid justice systems, access to justice through community courts, customary law and land tenure, land rights and nature conservation, and the analysis of policy proposals for justice reforms based on traditional justice. Discussions are informed by case studies in a number of countries, including Liberia, Eritrea, the Solomon Islands, Indonesia and the Peruvian Amazon"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.