In Search of the Pathways to Justice: Alternative Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal Communities

Authors

Michael Jackson, Allard School of Law at the University of British ColumbiaFollow

Faculty Author Type

Emeritus Faculty [Michael Jackson]

Published In

University of British Columbia Law Review

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1992

Subjects

Canada; Indigenous peoples; Aboriginal justice systems; Alternative dispute resolution; Restorative justice; Criminal justice system; Administration of criminal justice; Maori; New Zealand

Abstract

This paper will explore the assumptions, values and processes underlying aboriginal justice systems on one hand and alternative dispute resolution based on restorative justice principles on the other. In so doing it will consider whether the recognition of aboriginal justice systems is not only one of the critical pathways for addressing the experience and meeting the aspirations of aboriginal communities, but may also be both a contributing and complimentary force towards the directions in which the reform of the criminal justice system is advancing.

Citation Details

Michael Jackson, “In Search of the Pathways to Justice: Alternative Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal Communities (1992) 26 UBC L Rev 147-238.