Information on "Customary Law"
September 2012
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30 Sep 2012
Caucasus Analytical Digest No.42: Traditional Law in Georgia
Author: Stéphane Voell, Lavrenti Janiashvili, Natia Jalabadze, Elke Kamm
Publisher: Resource Security Institute (RSI) / Center for Security Studies (CSS) / Heinrich Böll Foundation / Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE)
This issue of Caucasus Analytical Digest features four articles that examine the role of traditional law in Georgia, specifically in the case of the Svan population in the northwest part of the country. More on «Caucasus Analytical Digest No.42: Traditional Law in Georgia»
March 2012
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Mar 2012
The Jirga: Justice and Conflict Transformation
Author: Christian Dennys, Marjana
Publisher: Saferworld
This report looks at the Jirga, a traditional gathering of elders that resolves grievances by consensus, and the role it can play in conflict transformation and resolution in Pakistan. More on «The Jirga: Justice and Conflict Transformation»
January 2012
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2012
Law Without Lawyers
Author: Bilal Siddiqi
Publisher: International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
This report assesses a legal empowerment program in Liberia which aims to increase access to justice by "establishing credible transitional tools to help people identify appropriate dispute resolution venues. More on «Law Without Lawyers» -
Jan 2012
Friedenswächter
Author: Judit Prigge
Publisher: Center for Transnational Relations, Foreign and Security Policy (ATASP)
In dieser Publikation werden verschiedene Institutionen der Streitbeilegung bei der Bevölkerungsgruppe der Amhara in Äthiopien dargestellt. More on «Friedenswächter» -
2012
Somalia Roadmap to Peace
Author: Mona Ali
Publisher: SAGE International
With the Somali government troops backed by African Union troops making progress in fighting the Al-Shabab militia, there is a good opportunity to pursue the United Nations ‘Roadmap’ to end the transitional Federal Government of Somalia and to adopt ... More on «Somalia Roadmap to Peace»
August 2011
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Aug 2011
The Politics of Dispute Resolution and Continued Instability in Afghanistan
Author: Noah Coburn
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report argues that the assumed formal–informal dichotomy between justice systems in Afghanistan misdescribes the way in which most cases in the country are resolved. More on «The Politics of Dispute Resolution and Continued Instability in Afghanistan»
July 2011
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29 Jul 2011
The Kabul Courts and Conciliators
Author: Zuhal Nesari, Karima Tawfik
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
The fact that a significant number of disputes are being resolved through a hybrid of formal and informal justice mechanisms underscores that even where there are active formal justice institutions, the strengths and values of the informal system a... More on «The Kabul Courts and Conciliators» -
Jul 2011
Family Histories and Rural Inheritance in Kenya
Author: Robert Miller, Francis Z Karin, Kate Bird, Esther K Nteza, Raphael Gitau, Mary Mathenge
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
Inheritance systems and practices have a key role in people‘s ability to exit poverty, or, conversely, plunging them further into it. More on «Family Histories and Rural Inheritance in Kenya»
April 2011
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Apr 2011
Women, Marriage and Asset Inheritance in Uganda
Author: Cheryl Doss, Mai Truong, Gorrettie Nabanoga, Justine Namaalwa
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
Using a unique dataset from Uganda which collected individual-level asset ownership data and women's life histories regarding assets, this paper examines the relationships between inheritance, marriage and asset ownership. More on «Women, Marriage and Asset Inheritance in Uganda»
March 2011
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Mar 2011
Metalliferous Sediments in the Atlantis II Deep
Author: Christine Bertram, Anna Krätschell, Killian O’Brien, Warner Brückmann, Alexander Proelss, Katrin Rehdanz
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
To date, mineral resources are only mined on land but projected increases in demand have brought the exploration and exploitation of marine mineral resources back into focus. More on «Metalliferous Sediments in the Atlantis II Deep»
