Law Reform in Plural Societies
This book asserts that the Pacific Islands continue to struggle with the colonial legacy of plural legal systems, comprising laws and legal institutions from both the common law and the customary legal system. It also investigates the extent to whic
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Teleiai Lalotoa Mulitalo Ropinisone Silipa Seumanutafa
Law Reform in Plural Societies
The World of Small States
Volume 2
Series editors Petra Butler Wellington, New Zealand Caroline Morris London, United Kingdom
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/15142
Teleiai Lalotoa Mulitalo Ropinisone Silipa Seumanutafa
Law Reform in Plural Societies
Teleiai Lalotoa Mulitalo Ropinisone Silipa Seumanutafa TC Beirne School of Law University of Queensland St. Lucia, Queensland Australia
The World of Small States ISBN 978-3-319-65523-9 ISBN 978-3-319-65524-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65524-6
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For my late father, our very own philosopher, Teleiai Lalotoa Mulitalo Ropinisone Silipa Seumanutafa of Apia and Saoluafata; my mother Lalotoa Mulitalo nee Asaua of Samatau and Lalomalava; my siblings Faamalu Peretiso and Rosalina Mulitalo; Mulitalo Lealali Mapuona¯ and Afamasaga Faauiga Mulitalo; Tupa’imatuna Fata Margaret and Tapuaı¯ Laupu’a Fiti; Meli Kathy and Rev. Siaosi Samoa; Tupa’isiva Tamari and Emile Cheung; Sarona and Rev. Faraimo Tiitii; Manuia and Rev. Ioane Petaia; and all the 28 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren of this family to date. Charity begins at home Praise the Lord for you all, always O lau pule lea le Atua!
Foreword
In 1962, Samoa became the first Pacific Island country to gain independence. Like many of its island neighbours, Samoa gave constitutional recognition to customary laws, recognising ‘any custom or usage which has acquired the
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