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Legal Pluralism and Justice in Development. Rea Abada Chiongson LEGJR Nicholas Menzies LEGJR JSR 101 – November 2010. Questions & Concepts. What is law? What is justice? Where do people go to enforce law and seek justice?. Law, Justice and Development.
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Legal Pluralism and Justice in Development Rea AbadaChiongsonLEGJR Nicholas Menzies LEGJR JSR 101 – November 2010
Questions & Concepts • What is law? • What is justice? • Where do people go to enforce law and seek justice?
Law, Justice and Development • Law has different sources – understand the array of rules at play • Different notions of “justice” – foster locally negotiated outcomes • Different ways of seeking justice – address justice in development
Constraints and Dilemmas • Balancing scale with context • Solutions not knowable ex ante
Lessons and Innovations • Research and evidence (eg household surveys in PNG, Timor and Indonesia) • Good struggles (eg Indonesia) • Hybrid institutions (eg Solomon Islands) • National strategies (eg Vanuatu, Sierra Leone and Indonesia) • Sectoral programming (eg Indonesia)