A kind of mending : : restorative justice in the Pacific Islands / / edited by Sinclair Dinnen with Anita Jowitt and Tess Newton Cain.

A collection of essays which examine the issues surrounding restorative justice and the tensions created as traditional societies face formal judicial systems.

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Year of Publication:2003
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (325 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; List of maps; Restorative justice in the Pacific Islands; The fundamentals of restorative justice; The age of steam; Tribal warfare and transformative justice in the New Guinea highlands; Restorative justice and women in Vanuatu; Vanuatu law, the police and restorative justice; Restorative programs in the formal justice system of Vanuatu; Conflict resolution in a multi-cultural urban setting in Papua New Guinea; Restorative justice in Papua New Guinea: a collaborative effort; Rehabilitation for change in Fiji: a women s initiative
  • The Vanuatu cultural centre s juvenile justice projectThe Lakalakabulu area council of chiefs in Vanuatu; Re-inventing the cultural wheel; Informal justice in law and justice reform in the Pacific region; Restorative justice in the Solomon Islands; Bougainville women s role in conflict resolution in the Bougainville peace process; Restorative justice in Bougainville; A marriage of custom and introduced skills: restorative jus