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Incorporating Custom Law into State Law in Melanesia.

Howley, Patrick
June 4, 2015

Source: (2007) Paper presented as part of the International Diploma in Restorative Justice at Queens University, 10 July 2007.

In this paper, Pat Howley tells the story of his involvement in the Bougainville peace process and the revival of custom law and practices in resolving conflict.

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