Law Reform in Plural Societies
In: The World of Small States Ser v.2
Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Samoan Terminology -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Divergent Currents -- 1.2 Geographical Context -- 1.3 Legal Pluralism and Law Reform -- 1.4 Overview -- References -- Court Decision -- Legislation -- Chapter 2: Law Reform and Legal Pluralism Developments -- 2.1 Law Reform -- 2.1.1 Development of Law Reform Institutions and Agents -- 2.1.2 More Recent Developments -- 2.1.3 Legal Transplantation -- 2.1.4 Attempts to Recognise Customary Laws in State Laws -- 2.1.4.1 Codification of Customary Laws -- 2.1.4.2 Restatement of Customary Laws -- 2.1.4.3 Incorporation of Customary Laws by Reference -- 2.2 Law Reform Commissions (LRCS) and Legal Professions of the Pacific Islands -- 2.2.1 Proposal for a Regional Law Reform Commission -- 2.2.2 The Legal Profession -- 2.3 Legal Pluralism -- 2.3.1 Old Legal Pluralism, Colonial and Postcolonial Pluralism -- 2.3.2 New and Postmodern Pluralism -- 2.3.3 Other Categories of Legal Pluralism -- 2.4 Legal Pluralism in the Pacific Islands -- 2.4.1 Legal Pluralism in the Pacific Islands -- 2.4.2 Regional and Local Jurisprudence -- 2.4.3 A New Approach To Examining The Customary Law and State Law Divide -- 2.5 Overview -- References -- Legislation -- Online Databases -- Chapter 3: A Research Methodology for the Pacific -- 3.1 Indigenous and Pacific Research Methodologies -- 3.1.1 Postcolonial Research Methodologies -- 3.1.2 Pacific Specific Methodologies -- 3.1.3 `Talanoa´ Research Methodology -- 3.2 Utilising Pacific Research Methodologies to Resolve Indigenous and Pacific Issues -- 3.2.1 `Talanoa´ and Ethical Interview Principles -- 3.2.2 Analysing `Talanoa´ Interviews -- 3.2.3 Pacific Islands Legislative Drafters Survey -- 3.3 Primary Material and Documentary Data -- 3.3.1 Court Judgments and Hansard Reports -- 3.3.2 Commission of Inquiry Reports