Introduction to South Pacific law / Jennifer Corrin, Don Paterson.

Cambridge : Intersentia, 2017.

4th ed.

87498

Law -- Oceania.

Law -- Pacific Area.

1. South Pacific law and jurisprudence

2. State laws

3. Customary law

4. Constitutional law

5. Administrative law

6. Criminal law

7. Family law

8. Contract law

9. Torts law

10. Land law

11. State courts.

"The only book of its kind, Introduction to South Pacific Law provides an overview of law in the South Pacific. It sets out the framework of South Pacific legal systems and also describes the substantive law on a broad range of topics. Examining both state laws and customary law, the book highlights common patterns and explains some of the principal differences between the laws and legal systems of the countries of the region. The introductory chapter looks at the development of South Pacific law and at South Pacific jurisprudence. Individual chapters are devoted to state laws, customary law, constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law, family law, contract law, torts law, land law, and court system. The book makes extensive reference to legislative provisions and case law of individual jurisdictions. Including a discussion of recent changes in the law, this new edition of Introduction to South Pacific Law is a useful and up-to-date resource for all those interested in the law of the region." - Vendor's website. "Professor Corrin and Paterson's most recent edition of Introduction to South Pacific Law continues in its stated endeavour to be a text for the growing number of students of law at the University of the South Pacific. To that end, it provides an introduction to the primary matters arising in constitutional, criminal, contract, tort, and family law, as well as an overview of the key aspects of the legal systems in the countries which form the constituent parts of the university. However, as practitioners in Australia, particularly those in Queensland, appear to be increasingly involved in matters arising in the South Pacific, the latest edition of this text is timely. As the authors explain, a difficulty with the development of a coherent body of jurisprudence within the South Pacific has been the involvement of foreign judges and practitioners, whose lack of familiarity with local custom and jurisprudence has been supplemented by reference to foreign authority. Hopefully, therefore, those engaging in practise in the South Pacific will take up the benefit of this book's easily digestible summation of key themes and issues which arise, so as to assist in fulfilling the other aim of this work--that being to promote the development of the law and local jurisprudence in the region, in a way that reflects indigenous values." - Nicholas Derrington.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781780684123

xcix, 440 p. ; 24 cm