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

Canberra, A.C.T. : Pandanus Books, 2003.

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Dispute resolution (Law) -- Pacific area.

Restorative justice -- Pacific area.

Restorative justice in the Pacific Islands: an introduction / Sinclair Dinnen

The fundamentals of restorative justice / John Braithwaite

The age of steam: constructed identity and recalcitrant youth in a Papua New Guinea village / Michael Goddard

Tribal warfare and transformative justice in the New Guinea highlands / Alan Rumsey

Restorative justice and women in Vanuatu / Rita Naviti

Vanuatu law, the police and the restorative state / Peter Bong

Restorative programs in the formal justice system of Vanuatu / Vincent Lunabek

Conflict resolution in a multi-cultural urban setting in Papua New Guinea / John Ivoro

Restorative justice in Papua New Guinea: a collaborative effort / Ruby Zarriga

Rehabilitation for change in Fiji: a women's initiative / Peni Moore

The Vanuatu cultural centre's juvenile justice project / Joemela Simeon

The Lakalakbulu Area Council of Chiefs in Vanuatu / Paul Vuhu

Re-inventing the cultural wheel: re-conceptualising restorative justice and peace building in ethnically divided Fiji / Steven Ratuva

Informal justice in law and justice reform in the Pacific region / Alumita Durutalo

Restorative justice in the Solomon Islands / Norman Arkwright

Bougainville women's role in conflict resolution in the Bougainville peace process / Ruth Saovana-Spriggs

Restorative justice in Bougainville / Pat Howley

A marriage of custom and introduced skills: restorative justice Bougainville style / John Tombot

Epilogue - some thoughts on restorative justice and gender / Margaret Jolly.

This book is based on papers given at a conference in Port Vila, Vanuatu in 2000, and examines different approaches to crime and conflict in the Pacific Islands, especially quasi-traditional strategies and the role of non-government agencies.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

South Pacific collection.

9781740760157

xiii, 308 p. : maps ; 22 cm