Finding the Law in the Pacific Islands: Observations with Special Reference to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands

1982 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 93-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward P. Wolfers
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
List Type ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Law

Law librarians whose work requires them to obtain and stock materials on the Pacific islands face some problems which seem worthy of special comment. These problems are essentially of two kinds—problems which are inherent in the nature of Pacific islands legal systems; andproblems involved in obtaining relevant information.

scholarly journals Industrial Relations and Trade Unions in the South Pacific: Introduction

1970 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Leckie
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
The South ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
The Pacific

While recently on the island of Pohnpei in the South Pacific, I made enquires about labour relations there and was repeatedly infoxmed that there are none! The same answer might be given for several of the island states within the South Pacific but this would overlook that even if formal industrial relations Channels are weakly established, employment and labour relations issues are by no means absent from the Pacific Islands. This special issue developed from a perceived lack of analysis and infotmation about the background of and current trends in labour relations in the South Pacific. The countries represented here are selective. This reflects the selectivity of research in the Pacific, particularly in the field of industrial relations. The nations chosen are of special relevance to New Zealand and Australia and those with the most developed industrial relations structures (Fiji, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands) are included. Papua New Guinea and Fiji also have the biggest workforces in the region. In contrast, industrial Jielations in a small micro-state, Kiribati, are also analysed. It is regrettable that only one Polynesian country, Western Samoa, is discussed but this reflects the restricted role or absence (e.g., in Tonga) of fotrnal industrial relations in much of Polynesia. The papers also have not generally tackled their subjects from an employers' perspective, again an area of resean;h which has been virtually ignored in the South Pacific.

scholarly journals AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND REGIONAL SECURITY IN THE PACIFIC: REFLECTIONS ON PEACEKEEPING IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA (BOUGAINVILLE)

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isiaka Alani Badmus
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Key Factor

This paper examined conflicts and regional security in the Pacific. The paper has as its focus the roles of Australia and New Zealand (and the Pacific Islands Forum) in managing security in the Pacific using Papua New Guinea (Bougainville) and the Solomon Islands as case studies. It documented their peacekeeping experiences, and interrogated whether these operations were successes or not and why. Furthermore, the author explored whether the peacekeeping experiences in the Pacific and lessons learnt from these operations might be applicable to, and/or be helpful in developing a useful peacekeeping model for other regions. The argument of this paper is that, although Australia and New Zealand regional security management role is based on security concerns of the region but the national interests of these dominant states are also at play and a key factor that shape the nature and direction of interventions. As well, the dynamics of these operations have revolved around interaction between and among local, regional and global political factors. The author argued that peacekeeping in the Pacific (especially in Bougainville and the Solomon Islands) may not offer an appropriate peacekeeping model in such-conflict ridden settings as Africa where armed violence are more complex, protracted and involve full-scale military actions as opposed to low-intensity and localised conflicts in the Pacific, but some of the peacekeeping lessons from the region may be helpful to other peace operations, especially Peacekeeping the 'Pacific Way'.     

Taxonomy of the fern genus Didymochlaena (Didymochlaenaceae) from Asia and Pacific islands based on morphological and molecular evidence with the description of four new species and one new status

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 479 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-82
Author(s):  
HUI SHANG ◽  
ZHEN-LONG LIANG ◽  
LI-BING ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
The Pacific

A taxonomic revision of Didymochlaena (Didymochlaenaceae) from Asia and the Pacific region is conducted based on morphological and molecular evidence. Seven species are recognized, of which four are described as new and a new status is raised to a species from a variety. These four new species include D. fijiensis from Fiji, D. philippensis from the Philippines, D. punctata from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, and D. solomonensis from the Solomon Islands. The new status is D. oceanica from Papua New Guinea. Six of the seven species have all been erroneously treated as D. truncatula by earlier pteridologists. A key to the species is provided and descriptions of all species are given.

Scirtothrips dorsalis. [Distribution map].

1986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Flower Thrips ◽  
Scirtothrips Dorsalis ◽  
New Distribution

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood [Thysanoptera: Thripidae] Chilli thrips, flower thrips, yellow tea thrips, Assam thrips Polyphagous, attacks grapevine, rubber, tea, castor, strawberry, Capsicum (chilli), tamarind, groundnut, soyabean, asparagus, citrus, mango, passionfruit, etc. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Hongkong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, AUSTRALASIA, AND PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

The World’s Oldest Tsunami Victim at the Gateway to the Pacific—and Beyond

Tsunami ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
James Goff ◽  
Walter Dudley
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Mass Graves ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The World ◽  
The Pacific Ocean ◽  
Settlement Abandonment

The 1998 Papua New Guinea tsunami was a significant puzzle for scientists who finally cracked the cause, but it also marks the most recent event of many that can be dated back to at least 6,000 years ago where the skull of the oldest tsunami victim in the world was found. Papua New Guinea was also the starting point for the most remarkable navigational feat in the world, with Polynesians moving rapidly east into the Pacific Ocean, their settlement of the region being punctuated by hiatuses caused by catastrophic tsunamis approximately 3,000, 2,000, and 600 years ago. It was on isolated Pacific islands that humans first came into contact with the deadly Pacific Ring of Fire. Settlement abandonment, mass graves, and cultural collapse mark their progress.

Researching Australian, New Zealand and Papua New Guinean Law

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole L. Hinchcliff ◽  
Megan Fitzgibbons ◽  
Claudia Davies
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Case Law ◽  
International Federation ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
The Law ◽  
Papua New Guinean

AbstractIn this paper Carole Hinchcliff, Megan Fitzgibbons and Claudia Davies review free resources that can be used when researching the law in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea. Background descriptions of the countries' legal systems are provided, along with brief descriptions of websites which provide access to the legislation and case law of the relevant jurisdictions. The article is based on a presentation developed by Carole, and subsequently delivered by Megan and Claudia, at the International Federation of Library Association (IFLA) meeting in August, 2013.

scholarly journals Governance at the Local Level in Melanesia – Absent the State

2009 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Hegarty
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Informal Governance ◽  
Short Article ◽  
Decentralised Systems ◽  
Tier System

At independence the three Melanesian states of the Pacific Islands region – Papua New Guinea (1975), Solomon Islands (1978) and Vanuatu (1980) – opted for decentralised systems of government. In all cases a three-tier system of national, provincial and local government was introduced, although the specific arrangements and allocation of powers differed substantially. Since that time there has been a good deal of analysis about the policy processes of decentralisation itself and about the effectiveness (or otherwise) of national-level governance in these countries; but until recently little has been written about the lower levels.This short article surveys some of the recent research and commentary on local-level governance relating particularly to Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Solomon Islands. It focuses on both the poor condition of formal local-level government as well as on the rise of informal governance-type activity at the local level which might be described as ‘civil society in formation’.

scholarly journals TOWARDS A FLORA OF NEW GUINEA: OLEACEAE. PART 1. JASMINUM, LIGUSTRUM, MYXOPYRUM AND OLEA.

REINWARDTIA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Ruth Kiew
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Far North ◽  
Coastal Species ◽  
The Pacific

KIEW, R. 2020. Towards a Flora of New Guinea: Oleaceae. Part 1. Jasminum, Ligustrum, Myxopyrum and Olea. Reinwardtia 19(1): 1‒25. ‒‒ Oleaceae in New Guinea is represented by five genera and about 32 species, namely Chionanthus (about 16 species), Jasminum (10 species), Ligustrum (3 species), Myxopyrum (2 species) and Olea (1 species). A key to genera as well as descriptions of and keys to species of Jasminum, Ligustrum, Myxopyrum and Olea are provided. Of the three Ligustrum species, L. glomeratum is widespread throughout Malesia, L. novoguineense is endemic and L. parvifolium Kiew is a new endemic species. Six species of Jasminum are endemic (J. domatiigerum, J. gilgianum, J. magnificum, J. papuasicum, J. pipolyi and J. rupestre). Jasminum turneri just reaches the northern tip of Australia; of the two species from the Pacific Islands J. simplicifolium subsp. australiense just reaches SE Papua New Guinea and J. didymum, a coastal species, reaches into Malesia as far north as E Java; J. elongatum is widespread from Asia to Australia. Neither Myxopyrum species is endemic: M. nervosum subsp. nervosum extends from Peninsular Malaysia to Indonesian New Guinea, and M. ovatum from the Philippines to the Admiralty Islands. The sole species of Olea, O. paniculata, stretches from Java to Australia and New Caledonia. 

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