LAW AND CUSTOM IN VANUATU

  • H. Bule

Abstract

The status afforded to custom prior to independence was minimal indeed but this was changed immensely when Vanuatu gained independence from her colonial rulers. Custom is now given higher status especially in relation to land matters, such as the mechanisms for dispute settlement and compensation payment, and chiefly authority. The theme of this paper is the relationship between law and custom in Vanuatu. It is descriptive rather than argumentative and looks mainly at the legislation which provides for the administration of custom, namely, the Constitution, the Island Courts Act, the Joint Regulation No. 16 of 1970 and the Criminal Procedure Code.
Published
Dec 1, 1986
How to Cite
BULE, H.. LAW AND CUSTOM IN VANUATU. QUT Law Review, [S.l.], v. 2, n. 2, p. 129-131, dec. 1986. ISSN 2201-7275. Available at: <https://lr.law.qut.edu.au/article/view/267>. Date accessed: 01 feb. 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.5204/qutlr.v2i2.267.
Section
South Pacific Law Section
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