Legal Pluralism and Justice in Development Rea Abada Chiongson LEGJR Nicholas Menzies LEGJR JSR 101 – November 2010
Questions & Concepts What is law? What is justice? Where do people go to enforce law and seek justice?
Law, Justice and Development Law has different sources – understand the array of rules at play Different notions of “justice” – foster locally negotiated outcomes Different ways of seeking justice – address justice in development
Constraints and Dilemmas Balancing scale with context Solutions not knowable ex ante
Lessons and Innovations 1.Research and evidence (eg household surveys in PNG, Timor and Indonesia) 2.Good struggles (eg Indonesia) 3.Hybrid institutions (eg Solomon Islands) 4.National strategies (eg Vanuatu, Sierra Leone and Indonesia) 5.Sectoral programming (eg Indonesia)