Providing an overview of the origins and development of the law and legal systems in the South Pacific, the authors examine the framework of legal systems in th

This book provides an overview of the legal systems of a selection of Pacific Island countries. It gives a general outline of each system, with emphasis on part

Commerce has become an area of central importance to the South Pacific region. Although the countries are small it is widely acknowledged that their need to pro

Advancing legal scholarship in the area of mixed legal systems, as well as comparative law more generally, this book expands the comparative study of the world�