Charting the legal systems of the western Pacific islands : a legal research guide / by Victoria J. Szymczak.
"The Pacific region holds a cluster emerging nations that are attempting to reconcile a British-styled legal system with indigenous customary law. This union often creates conflict especially in areas of criminal law, human rights, family law, hereditary rights and property law. This guide prov...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Getzville, New York :
William S. Hein & Co., Inc.,
2017.
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| Series: | Legal research guides ;
volume 70. |
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| Summary: | "The Pacific region holds a cluster emerging nations that are attempting to reconcile a British-styled legal system with indigenous customary law. This union often creates conflict especially in areas of criminal law, human rights, family law, hereditary rights and property law. This guide provides a framework to support historical and current research on the legal systems of Pacific island nations which were under control of the British High Commissioner of the Western Pacific prior to their independence in the latter half of the 20th century: Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Parts I and II highlight difficulties researching these legal systems and suggests solutions. Part III reviews the legal history of the former British dependencies including the roles of prerogative instruments, British Parliamentary laws, localized legislation, and case law. Part IV provides strategies to fill gaps in documentation. Part V assesses research tools in the current legal system. The guide concludes with an appendix of primary resources for both pre-independence and post-independence legal authority."--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 60 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0837740517 9780837740515 |