TY - BOOK AU - Powles,Guy AU - Pulea,Mere TI - Pacific courts and legal systems T2 - Faculty of Law, Monash University SN - 9820200466 U1 - 349.9 20 PY - 1988/// CY - Suva, Fiji PB - University of the South Pacific in association with the Faculty of Law, Monash University KW - Courts KW - Oceania KW - Judicial process KW - Justice, Administration of N1 - Enlarged and updated edition of: Pacific courts and justice. 1977; Includes bibliographical references and index; Law, courts and legal services in Pacific societies / Guy Powles -- Pacific courts and personnel / Mere Pulea -- Adjudicators as members of the community in Niue / Solomona Kalauni, Lagavalu Kaioti and Tony Johns -- Independence of adjudicators and judicial decision-making in Tonga / Hingano Helu -- Functions and standards of adjudicators in Tuvalu / Lafaele Kaitu -- Functions and standards of adjudicators in Papua New Guinea / Martin Loi -- Adjudicators in Western Samoa / Falefatu M. Sapolu -- Role of lay adjudicators in Cook Islands / Tere Mataio and Nikau Tangaoa -- Qualities and functions of adjudicators and their responsibilities to the community / Ken Mason -- Provincial courts in Solomon Islands / Tabunawati Takoa and John Freeman -- Fijian magistrates: an historical perspective / Viliame D. Nadakuitavuki -- The District Officer's Court in Rotuma / Firipo Nakaora -- Village courts in Papua New Guinea / Peni Keris -- A new village court in Papua New Guinea / Neil Warren -- The Land and Chiefly Titles Court of Western Samoa / Taulapapa Anesi and Auelua F. Enari -- Land courts / Ron Crocombe -- Land disputes in Vanuatu / Tom Bakeo -- Land in the Vanuatu courts / Saksak Oliver -- The Land Court of Tonga / 'Alisi Afeaki Taumoepeau -- The Traditional Rights Court of the Marshall Islands / Joe Lynch -- Land tenure and administration in Nauru / Leo Keke -- Island courts of the Torres Strait Islands / Getano Lui -- The role and training of pleaders in Nauru / Kenas Aroi -- Lawyers in Tonga: a personal view / Taniela Manu -- Representation in court and professional standards / Mel Smith -- The Western Samoan legal profession / Alaelua S. Va'ai -- Lawyers and the Customary Law Court / Aeau Semi Epati -- A code of legal ethics for Fiji / Kelemedi Bulewa -- The public defender: Niue's experiences / Solomona Kalauni, Lagavalu Haioti and Tony Johns -- The people's lawyer -- Kiribati / Michael Lodge -- Prosecution and defence in Vanuatu / Guy Powles -- The Public Solicitor's Office in Vanuatu / Guy Powles -- The Public Solicitor's Office in Solomon Islands / Kenneth Brown -- Written and unwritten law in Niue / Solomona Kalauni, Lagavalu Haioti and Tony Johns -- Customs and state laws in New Caledonia / Fote Trolue andGuy Agniel -- Old and new systems of laws in Tokelau / Hosea Kirifi -- The customary settlement of disputes in the Cook Islands / Anthony Manarangi -- Responsibilities and training of registrars and other court staff / Mel Smith -- Fiji's judicial department: a review / Michael Scott -- New Zealand's courts and tribunals / George Barton -- The judiciary and the court system in Vanuatu / Hamlison Bulu -- Kiribati legal system / Michael Lodge -- Maintaining court records / Bruce Burne -- Regional co-operation in the courts: a Tuvalu view / Beith Atkinson -- Law and practice in the courts of Easter Island/Rapa Nui / Fernando I. Ansted -- The legal system of French Polynesia / Yves-Louis Sage -- Organization of the unified judiciary of Palau / Dennis K. Yamase -- Training magistrates in Papua New Guinea / Sam Njuba -- Recruitment of trainee magistrates in Papua New Guinea / M.J. Le Brun -- Training for police prosecutors in Western Samoa / S.A. Schuster -- Preparing for land disputes in the Vanuatu Island Courts / Rusty Russell -- Training para-legal personnel: an example of regional cooperation / John Kaburise -- The Pacific law unit / Don Paterson ER -