Challenging the binary of custom and law : a consideration of legal change in the Kingdom of Tonga

The starting point for a consideration of law in former colonies is often a law/custom binary whereby law is the formal legal system imposed during the colonial occupation and retained at independence, and custom the local law disrupted by colonialism. In most South Pacific small island countries, t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKenzie, Debra
Other Authors: Napoleon, Val
Language:English
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Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/8210