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The contested role of community policing : 'new' non-state actors in the plural legal landscape of Mozambique
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ISBN: 9788776054083 Year: 2010 Publisher: Copenhagen Danish Institute for International Studies

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State recognition and democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa: a new dawn for traditional authorities?
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ISBN: 9780230600331 0230600336 1349369802 9786611845018 1281845019 0230609716 Year: 2007 Publisher: New York, N.Y. Palgrave

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'A New Dawn' explores the link between liberal-style democratization and state recognition of traditional authority in Sub-Saharan Africa. Being critical and empirically grounded, the book explores the complex, often counter-balancing consequences of the involvement of traditional authority in the wave of democratization and liberal-style state-building that has rolled over Sub-Saharan Africa in the past decade. It scrutinizes how, in practice, traditional leaders are being drawn into governance in Mozambique, Zambia, Namibia, Malawi, Burkina Faso, and the Somali region of Ethiopia, and relates these developments to state governance in the declining democracy of Zimbabwe and the emerging state of Northern Somalia.


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Recognition and democratisation : 'new roles' for traditional leaders in Sub-Saharan Africa
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ISBN: 8776051323 Year: 2006 Publisher: Copenhagen Danish Institute for International Studies

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Participation, Decentralization and Human Rights : A Review of Approaches for Strengthening Voice and Accountability in Local Governance.
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Year: 2009 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank,

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This report examines the theoretical and practical synergies between three intervention models that are currently being employed to improve local governance in developing countries: 1) democratic decentralization or devolution; 2) community participatory approaches, and; 3) rights-based approaches. The aim is to identify the possibilities and challenges of an 'integrative approach' to local governance that combines the strengths of each of the three intervention models. It is assumed that an integrative approach can help enhance efforts to improve the downward accountability of local governments, enhance equity in the distribution of services and in various citizens' access to influence, and increase citizen participation in local governance processes. This is supported by a number of empirical cases from Africa, Latin America, Asia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, which are presented in the report. Each case also highlights a number of context-specific challenges to using an integrative approach, such as available financial resources, national policy environments and local conflicts. The report fills this gap by both identifying theoretical synergies and by drawing on the few empirical cases that exist.


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The Significance of Everyday Access to Justice in Myanmar's Transition to Democracy
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ISBN: 9789814843867 Year: 2019 Publisher: Singapore

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The Significance of Everyday Access to Justice in Myanmar's Transition to Democracy
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ISBN: 9789814843867 9789814843850 Year: 2019 Publisher: Singapore ISEAS Publishing

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The Significance of Everyday Access to Justice in Myanmar's Transition to Democracy
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ISBN: 9814843865 9814843857 Year: 2019 Publisher: Singapore : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute,

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Legal pluralism in Myanmar is a reality that is not sufficiently recognized. A lack of recognition of and clear mandates for the informal justice providers, along with the absence of coordination between these providers and the judiciary, present critical challenges to local dispute resolution and informal legal systems. This results in a high level of unpredictability and insecurity concerning the justice outcomes and in the underreporting of cases. The lack of jurisdictional clarity represents an even greater challenge in areas of mixed control and where numerous armed actors are present. Discussion of reform of the justice sector in Myanmar and debates surrounding peace negotiations and the role of the ethnic armed groups in service provision are separated. This situation reinforces the divide between ceasefire areas and the rest of the country and raises concern that the improvement of justice systems will leave conflict-affected populations behind. Recognition of and support for community-based dispute resolution are crucial to reducing the escalation of conflict at the local level. Justice systems like those of ethnic armed groups can contribute significantly to stability and order at times when the official system has limited territorial reach and is mistrusted by civilians.

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Legal polycentricity. --- Justice, Administration of. --- Dispute resolution (Law) --- Legal polycentricity --- Justice, Administration of --- Administration of justice --- Law --- Courts --- Bijuralism --- Legal pluralism --- Pluralism, Legal --- Polycentric law --- Polycentricity, Legal --- Conflict of laws --- ADR (Dispute resolution) --- Alternative dispute resolution --- Appropriate dispute resolution --- Collaborative law --- Conflict resolution --- Dispute processing --- Dispute settlement --- Mediation --- Neighborhood justice centers --- Third parties (Law) --- Law and legislation --- Burma. --- Barma --- Birma --- Birmânia --- Birmanie --- Birmanskiĭ Soi͡uz --- Birmanya --- Birmo --- Bŏma --- Bourma --- Burma --- Burmah --- Dēmokratia tēs Enōsēs tēs Mianmar --- Enōsē tou Mianmar --- Maenmar --- Miandian --- M'i͡anma --- Mianmar --- Mianmari Államszövetség Köztársasága --- Mien Chin --- Mijanmar --- Mijanmarska Unija --- Miyanma --- Mjanma --- Mjanmaa Unio --- Mjanmao --- Mjanmar --- Mranʻ m --- Mranʻ mā Nuiṅʻ ṅaṃ toʻ --- Myanma --- Myanma Birliyi Respublikası --- Myanma Naingngandaw --- Myanmar --- Myanmar Unionens Republik --- Myanmari Liidu Vabariik --- Myanmarin tasavallan unioni --- Myanmarko Batasuna --- P'idaŭnzu M'i͡anma Naĭnhanda --- Praññʻ thoṅʻ cu Chuirhayʻlacʻ Sammata Mranʻ mā Nuiṅʻ ṅaṃ toʻ --- Praññʻ thoṅʻ cu Sammata Mranʻ mā Nuiṅʻ ṅaṃ toʻ --- Puruma --- Pye Tawngsu Thammada Myanma Naingngan --- Pyi-daung-zu Myan-mar Naing-ngan-daw --- Pyidaungsu Myanmma Naing Ngan-Daw --- Pyidaungsu Socialist Thammada Myanma Naingngandaw --- Pyidaungsu Thamada Myanmar Naing-Ngan-Daw --- Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw --- Pyidaungzu Thammada Myanma Naingngandaw --- Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw --- Republic of the Union of Myanmar --- República de la Unió de Myanmar --- República de la Unión de Myanmar --- Republik der Union von Myanmar --- Republika Sŭi͡uz Mianmar --- République de l'Union du Myanmar --- Rėspublika Sai͡uz M'i͡anma --- Sai͡uz M'i͡anma --- Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma --- Svazová republika Myanmar --- Undeb Myanmar --- Unie van Birma --- Unie van Mianmar --- Unija Mjanmar --- Unión de Birmania --- Unión de Myanmar --- Union of Burma --- Union of Myanmar --- Virmania


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Global vigilantes : anthropological perspectives on justice and violence

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