Law Reform in Plural Societies

• Main Author: Mulitalo Ropinisone Silipa Seumanutafa, Teleiai Lalotoa (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: The World of Small States, 2
• Subjects: Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; Law-Philosophy.; Law.; International relations.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law .; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.; International Relations.

This book asserts that the Pacific Islands continue to struggle with the colonial legacy of plural legal systems, comprising  laws and legal institutions from both the common law and the customary legal system. It also investigates the extent to which customary principles and values are accommodated...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Law Reform and Legal Pluralism Developments
• A Research Methodology for the Pacific
• The Value of Law Reform - Social and Cultural
• State Focused Law Reform - Constituional Offices, Institutions and Agents
• Towards Responsive Law Reform
• A Suitable Reform Framework for Pluralist Countries.