Margins of Power: Coalition Building and Coalition Maintenance of the South Pacific Island States and the Alliance of Small Island States

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela S. Chasek
Keyword(s):  
South Pacific ◽  
Coalition Building ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
The South ◽  
Island States ◽  
South Pacific Island ◽  
Small Island States ◽  
Pacific Island States

scholarly journals REVIEW: Vibrant, stimulating view of region's nationalism, media

1995 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-158
Author(s):  
Alan Robson
Keyword(s):  
South Pacific ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
The South ◽  
Island States ◽  
South Pacific Island ◽  
Traditional Societies ◽  
Pacific Island States ◽  
The Many

Review of: Blood on their Banner: Nationalist Struggles in the South Pacific, by David Robie. London, Zed Books, 1989; Sydney: Pluto Press, 1990; Manila: Malaya Books, 1991. Events in recent years in the South Pacific have dispelled hitherto widely held perceptions of the region as a peacefully modernising backwater of traditional societies. In particular, the 1987 coups in Fiji galvanised the attention of politicians and academics. But in truth, this was just one of a series of crises besetting South Pacific island states. David Robie's Blood on their Banner goes beyond the many accounts focusing on the Fiji coups to link together a range of events under the rubric of responses to colonialism and the emergence of Pacific nationalism. His credentials for doing this are excellent.

South Pacific Island States

2019 ◽  
pp. 732-765
Author(s):  
Jennifer Corrin
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
The South ◽  
State Laws ◽  
Island States ◽  
South Pacific Island ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Pacific Island States ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter explores international law in the South Pacific Island states of Oceania. While there are some commonalities, the area is one of immense cultural and biological diversity. South Pacific Island states are beset by plural legal systems, where state laws coexist with non-state laws, at times operating side by side and at others overlapping or even intermingling. These competing domestic laws are not the only sources of law to contend with; international law plays an increasingly large role in these countries. While international law is traditionally regarded as the law governing the relationship between states, ‘modern’ international law includes rules relating to individuals and non-state bodies. This additional layer of law increases the complexities of the relationship between formal and customary laws. The chapter then focuses on international law in common law island states in the Pacific, specifically looking at the South Pacific Island states which have ratified the Pacific Island States Trade Agreement.

Searching for appropriate criminal evidence laws in the South Pacific

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-241
Author(s):  
Jennifer Corrin
Keyword(s):  
Common Law ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Colonial History ◽  
The South ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Island States ◽  
Small Island States ◽  
The Common ◽  
The 19Th Century

Most island states in the South Pacific have inherited a common law legal system as a consequence of their colonial history. After independence only a few of these countries have been active in replacing or amending the inherited laws. In the field of evidence, many countries are still reliant on introduced statutes from the 19th century. Commencing with a brief outline of legal systems in the small island states of the South Pacific, this article moves on to identify the legislation which governs criminal evidence in a representative sample of countries from Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. It explains the complexities of this exercise in countries which still rely in whole or in part on legislation introduced during the colonial era. The article then moves on to discuss the application of the common law and the extent to which South Pacific courts have developed their own jurisprudence in this area. It considers how far these countries have come in developing their own rules of criminal evidence. The article concludes with a discussion of whether the prevailing criminal evidence laws are suitable for the circumstances of South Pacific island countries.

scholarly journals Official Development Assistance as an Aspect of the Australia-China Competition in the South Pacific

2020 ◽  
pp. 193-205
Author(s):  
Artyom A. Garin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Development Assistance ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Official Development Assistance ◽  
Great Powers ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
The South ◽  
Island States ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Pacific Island States

Due to China's increasing involvement in South Pacific, there is a growing interest on the part of the middle and great powers in providing the Pacific island States with an increasing amount of material assistance. With its unique geographical location, as well as numerous initiatives in the humanitarian, trade, economic and defence areas, Australia's influence is reinforced by its status as the major ODA source in Oceania. At the same time, despite Australia's clear advantage in providing ODA to South Pacific states, the region is attracting an increasing number of countries aimed at providing ODA to South Pacific countries, especially China.

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