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In most post-conflict states, a strong level of legal pluralism is
the norm, particularly in regions of Africa and Asia where between
eighty and ninety per cent of disputes are resolved through
non-state legal mechanisms. The international community, in
particular the United Nations, persistently drives the
re-establishment of the rule of law in war-torn areas where,
traditionally, customary law is prevalent. Laura Grenfell traces
the international community's evolving understanding of the rule of
law in such regions and explores the implications of strong legal
pluralism for the rule-of-law enterprise. Using the comparative
examples of two unique case studies, South Africa and Timor-Leste,
Promoting the Rule of Law in Post-Conflict States provides insight
into the relationship between the rule of law and legal pluralism.
Alongside these studies, the book offers a comprehensive
introduction to the conceptual framework of the rule of law in the
context of approaches taken by the international community.
Timor-Leste has had a troubled history and faces an uncertain
future. Having experienced colonization for centuries followed by
the Indonesian occupation, with all its abuses of human rights,
Timor-Leste emerged as an independent state, based on the rule of
law and on respect for human rights. The last few years have shown
that no society is simple and that the complex influences of the
past continue to shape political, social, and cultural realities.
This book examines the contemporary challenges for justice and
human rights in the shadow of the past. It approaches the task from
a broad interdisciplinary perspective, conscious of the need to
integrate insights not only of scholars immersed in human rights,
international criminal justice, and customary law, but of others
whose backgrounds are in international relations, history,
anthropology, demography, sociology, geography, and ecology.
In most post-conflict states, a strong level of legal pluralism is
the norm, particularly in regions of Africa and Asia where between
eighty and ninety per cent of disputes are resolved through
non-state legal mechanisms. The international community, in
particular the United Nations, persistently drives the
re-establishment of the rule of law in war-torn areas where,
traditionally, customary law is prevalent. Laura Grenfell traces
the international community's evolving understanding of the rule of
law in such regions and explores the implications of strong legal
pluralism for the rule-of-law enterprise. Using the comparative
examples of two unique case studies, South Africa and Timor-Leste,
Promoting the Rule of Law in Post-Conflict States provides insight
into the relationship between the rule of law and legal pluralism.
Alongside these studies, the book offers a comprehensive
introduction to the conceptual framework of the rule of law in the
context of approaches taken by the international community.
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