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Pacific Islands Legal Information
This is a comprehensive database to promote access to Pacific law, providing access to case law databases, law materials and legislation databases. (Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute) More info >>
Law enforcement and defence complaint handling: workshop proceedings in PNG
This publication documents presentations at a workshop in PNG which considered a range of models for liaison between the Ombudsman and government agencies, particularly defence and policing agencies. (Commonwealth Ombudsman: Sept 2007) More info >>
Criminal justice assessment toolkit
The Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit is a practical guide for practitioners and organisations involved with assessment of criminal justice systems and the implementation of criminal justice reform. (UN Office on Drugs and Crime: November 2006) More info >>
Silencing guns
This study documents the perspectives of rural communities in PNG and the Solomon Islands on the effects of small arms. (Small Arms Survey: 2005) More info >>
Asian Law Centre, Melbourne Law School
The Asian Law Centre aims to promote understanding about laws and legal systems throughout Asia. (University of Melbourne Law School) More info >>
Solomon Islands - peace and conflict development analysis
A report that analyses the causes of tensions in the Solomon Islands and other similar areas of conflict. (UNDP Fiji: 2004) More info >>
Making government accountable by making it transparent
Learning program that will review the key provisions required for effective statutes and various experiences in implementing the different laws. (World Bank) More info >>
Vietnam - legal and judicial development (a working paper)
During the last decade, Viet Nam has undergone a massive legislative transformation. Emerging from decades of rule through administrative fiat, reforms now aim to shift economic regulation from government edicts to universally applicable legislative norms and macroeconomic levers. In addition to enacting a legal framework broadly in line with a Continental civil law system and international legal norms, the state is belatedly reconfiguring legal institutions to suit the post-doi moi environment. (AusAID: April 2000) More info >>
Bangalore principles of judicial conduct
A set of principles for the ethical conduct of judges intended to establish international standards. (Transparency International) More info >>
Land, people and governance: Conflicts and resolutions in the South Pacific
This report compares the local customary systems and Western tenure system, discussing the pros and cons of land registration. (Development Studies Network: 2002) More info >>