Sue Farran
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 5154950 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Sue Farran |
| PRENOMES | Sue |
| SOBRENOME | Farran |
| ASSINATURA | FARRAN S |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Northumbria University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2159-332X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2001 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Contesting displacement in urban settlements around Port Vila, Vanuatu: The failure of the plural legal system
Fiji’s proposal for an ‘Ocean of Peace’ in the Pacific: Analysis and reflections from a peace studies perspective
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Exploring the Engagement of Pacific Island Judges with the Convention on the Rights of the Child
This article considers the extent to which judges in cases involving children in the island states of the Pacific, act consistently with, or are influenced by, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child ( uncrc ). All Pacific island states have ratified the uncrc but giving effect to children’s rights faces challenges not least for judges. Drawing on the case-law of the region this article presents a quantitative and qualitative rev…
The ‘Pacific way’ of responding to the Covid-19 pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has required those that are most vulnerable to protect themselves as best they can. This includes vulnerable states, among which are the island states of the Pacific, where resources to fight the pandemic are severely limited. Recognising the need to act quickly, Pacific island states closed borders, restricted travel and implemented ostensibly draconian measures. Examining some of these measures in the context of the cou…
Regulating the environment for blue-green economy in plural legal states: A view from the Pacific
The environments of small island states are particularly vulnerable to environmental degradation and risk, whether natural or man-made. As a result of international initiatives and growing awareness of the need to address environmental concerns, such states are being encouraged to enact legislation to protect the environment and promote sustainable futures. In the Pacific region this future is increasingly linked to the “blue-green” economy: deve…
Kastom, Property and Ideology: Land Transformations in Melanesia
The relationship between customary land tenure and ‘modern’ forms of landed property has been a major political issue in the ‘Spearhead’ states of Melanesia since the late colonial period, and is even more pressing today, as the region is subject to its own version of what is described in the international literature as a new ‘land rush’ or ‘land grab’ in developing countries. This volume aims to test the application of one particular theoretical…
At the Edges and on the Margins: Hearing the Voices of Young People in South Pacific Island Countries
‘Youth’ are frequently referred to under the mantra of inclusivity in any aid-funded project, development initiative or government–donor initiative in the Pacific region. Indeed, ‘youth’ ranks alongside ‘women/gender’ as a catch term for communicating diversity compliance. But how are ‘youth’ framed and who speaks for this group of people who are not yet adults or are only just adults in law, and yet are beyond the voiceless or barely articulate …
When is a Child not a Child and Other Questions—A Commonwealth-wide Overview
Although international human rights instruments assume a universalism of application and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is one of the most ratified instruments in the world and therefore most likely to have global if not universal application, in fact understandings of childhood and definitions of ‘child’ or ‘children’ are very variable not just in different social and cultural contexts but in laws as well. This creates …
The ‘unnatural’ legal framing of traditional knowledge and forms of cultural expression in the Pacific
The consequences of social and economic development in Pacific island states are far reaching and on a number of levels illustrate the head-on collision of endogamous and exogamous forces. This is particularly evident in the ways in which manifestations of cultural property and traditional knowledge are harnessed and regulated. Laws inspired by western liberal thinking and capitalist economies see intellectual effort as giving rise to property ri…
Intellectual Property and Food Security in Least Developed Countries
This paper analyses the impact of intellectual property laws on food security in Least Developed Countries, taking the Pacific Islands countries as an example. It argues that IP laws are increasingly impacting upon food security, but are not being adequately taken into account in national policy development. Consequently, national IP regimes are developing in ways that undermine, rather than promote, food security. The paper argues that the parti…
Children of the Pacific: Giving effect to Article 3 UNCRC in small island states
While children are universal, recognising and giving practical effect to their rights is not. Compliance with international obligations under the UNCRC imposes considerable demands on small developing nations, such as those found in the south Pacific region, where children make up over a third of the total population of many island states. Focussing on criminal and family law this paper considers how the local courts are engaging with the Convent…
Navigating between Traditional Land Tenure and Introduced Land Laws in Pacific Island States
As states which share a colonial past and a legacy of introduced laws, Pacific island countries have much in common with other parts of the developing world. Focusing on land and customary land tenure, which governs around ninety percent of the land in Melanesia, this paper uses case studies from anthropologists and NGO's to highlight how indigenous people are adapting to the demands of development
Law, land, development and narrative: A case-study from the South Pacific
This article explores a primary source of legal studies, case-law, as a form of narrative in the context of indigenous land rights, and considers how this narrative negotiates pre-colonial land claims in a post-colonial context. Its case-study is the South Pacific island country of Vanuatu, a small-island, least-developed, nation-state, where laws introduced under Anglo–French colonial administration are still retained and sit uneasily alongside …
Palm Tree Justice? The Role of Comparative Law in the South Pacific
Emerging from a colonial past, Pacific island states have legal systems which are patchy and often incoherent. This article examines the role of judges in the field of family law and how, through creative use of comparative legal thinking, they contribute to the development of the law in countries where the state is slow to reform outdated and often inadequate legislation
Fragmenting Land and the Laws that Govern It
Adjudicating property disputes is not easy when there is a plurality of courts available to litigants. This article looks at the causes and practices of 'forum shopping' in Pacific island states, focussing on Vanuatu, and the consequences of this on continuing land insecurity and litigation
Is Legal Pluralism an Obstacle to Human Rights? Considerations from the South Pacific
The island countries of the Pacific region offer a number of contemporary examples of legal pluralism. This article focuses on two such countries, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. As many countries of the region Tuvalu and Vanuatu came under the influence of colonial authorities. They also had and today retain, customary law. Post-independence, as developing countries they aspire to take their place in the international arena. Their constitutions reflect thei…
The Coastal Zone of Islands: Comparative Reflections from the North and South
Islanders tend to develop rules and methods for regulating the use of the marine environment and its accessible resources. Where islands have been subject to the influence or domination of external political forces, and such resources have become the subject of increased demand, then differences of approach, of understanding and of patterns of use can come into conflict. This is especially so where there is increased emphasis on coastal developme…
Asia-Pacific: Pirates of the Pacific
South Pacific Land Law: Some Regional Challenges, Cases and Developments
Land in the South Pacific is largely regulated by introduced English Common Law. However, the vast bulk of the land in the region is held under different forms of customary land tenure, and the perceptions of land and its use are distinctly regional. In this article, the author considers how the Common Law has been adapted in the region to accommodate and reflect customary law and practice. Selected cases from the region are used to highlight the…
Children of the Pacific: Giving effect to Article 3 UNCRC in small island states
While children are universal, recognising and giving practical effect to their rights is not. Compliance with international obligations under the UNCRC imposes considerable demands on small developing nations, such as those found in the south Pacific region, where children make up over a third of the total population of many island states. Focussing on criminal and family law this paper considers how the local courts are engaging with the Convent…
Palm Tree Justice? The Role of Comparative Law in the South Pacific
Emerging from a colonial past, Pacific island states have legal systems which are patchy and often incoherent. This article examines the role of judges in the field of family law and how, through creative use of comparative legal thinking, they contribute to the development of the law in countries where the state is slow to reform outdated and often inadequate legislation
The ‘Pacific way’ of responding to the Covid-19 pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has required those that are most vulnerable to protect themselves as best they can. This includes vulnerable states, among which are the island states of the Pacific, where resources to fight the pandemic are severely limited. Recognising the need to act quickly, Pacific island states closed borders, restricted travel and implemented ostensibly draconian measures. Examining some of these measures in the context of the cou…
Intellectual Property and Food Security in Least Developed Countries
This paper analyses the impact of intellectual property laws on food security in Least Developed Countries, taking the Pacific Islands countries as an example. It argues that IP laws are increasingly impacting upon food security, but are not being adequately taken into account in national policy development. Consequently, national IP regimes are developing in ways that undermine, rather than promote, food security. The paper argues that the parti…
Law, land, development and narrative: A case-study from the South Pacific
This article explores a primary source of legal studies, case-law, as a form of narrative in the context of indigenous land rights, and considers how this narrative negotiates pre-colonial land claims in a post-colonial context. Its case-study is the South Pacific island country of Vanuatu, a small-island, least-developed, nation-state, where laws introduced under Anglo–French colonial administration are still retained and sit uneasily alongside …
The Coastal Zone of Islands: Comparative Reflections from the North and South
Islanders tend to develop rules and methods for regulating the use of the marine environment and its accessible resources. Where islands have been subject to the influence or domination of external political forces, and such resources have become the subject of increased demand, then differences of approach, of understanding and of patterns of use can come into conflict. This is especially so where there is increased emphasis on coastal developme…
South Pacific Land Law: Some Regional Challenges, Cases and Developments
Land in the South Pacific is largely regulated by introduced English Common Law. However, the vast bulk of the land in the region is held under different forms of customary land tenure, and the perceptions of land and its use are distinctly regional. In this article, the author considers how the Common Law has been adapted in the region to accommodate and reflect customary law and practice. Selected cases from the region are used to highlight the…
Asia-Pacific: Pirates of the Pacific
Is Legal Pluralism an Obstacle to Human Rights? Considerations from the South Pacific
The island countries of the Pacific region offer a number of contemporary examples of legal pluralism. This article focuses on two such countries, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. As many countries of the region Tuvalu and Vanuatu came under the influence of colonial authorities. They also had and today retain, customary law. Post-independence, as developing countries they aspire to take their place in the international arena. Their constitutions reflect thei…
The Coastal Zone of Islands: Comparative Reflections from the North and South
Islanders tend to develop rules and methods for regulating the use of the marine environment and its accessible resources. Where islands have been subject to the influence or domination of external political forces, and such resources have become the subject of increased demand, then differences of approach, of understanding and of patterns of use can come into conflict. This is especially so where there is increased emphasis on coastal developme…
Fragmenting Land and the Laws that Govern It
Adjudicating property disputes is not easy when there is a plurality of courts available to litigants. This article looks at the causes and practices of 'forum shopping' in Pacific island states, focussing on Vanuatu, and the consequences of this on continuing land insecurity and litigation
Palm Tree Justice? The Role of Comparative Law in the South Pacific
Emerging from a colonial past, Pacific island states have legal systems which are patchy and often incoherent. This article examines the role of judges in the field of family law and how, through creative use of comparative legal thinking, they contribute to the development of the law in countries where the state is slow to reform outdated and often inadequate legislation
Law, land, development and narrative: A case-study from the South Pacific
This article explores a primary source of legal studies, case-law, as a form of narrative in the context of indigenous land rights, and considers how this narrative negotiates pre-colonial land claims in a post-colonial context. Its case-study is the South Pacific island country of Vanuatu, a small-island, least-developed, nation-state, where laws introduced under Anglo–French colonial administration are still retained and sit uneasily alongside …
Navigating between Traditional Land Tenure and Introduced Land Laws in Pacific Island States
As states which share a colonial past and a legacy of introduced laws, Pacific island countries have much in common with other parts of the developing world. Focusing on land and customary land tenure, which governs around ninety percent of the land in Melanesia, this paper uses case studies from anthropologists and NGO's to highlight how indigenous people are adapting to the demands of development
Children of the Pacific: Giving effect to Article 3 UNCRC in small island states
While children are universal, recognising and giving practical effect to their rights is not. Compliance with international obligations under the UNCRC imposes considerable demands on small developing nations, such as those found in the south Pacific region, where children make up over a third of the total population of many island states. Focussing on criminal and family law this paper considers how the local courts are engaging with the Convent…
The ‘unnatural’ legal framing of traditional knowledge and forms of cultural expression in the Pacific
The consequences of social and economic development in Pacific island states are far reaching and on a number of levels illustrate the head-on collision of endogamous and exogamous forces. This is particularly evident in the ways in which manifestations of cultural property and traditional knowledge are harnessed and regulated. Laws inspired by western liberal thinking and capitalist economies see intellectual effort as giving rise to property ri…
Intellectual Property and Food Security in Least Developed Countries
This paper analyses the impact of intellectual property laws on food security in Least Developed Countries, taking the Pacific Islands countries as an example. It argues that IP laws are increasingly impacting upon food security, but are not being adequately taken into account in national policy development. Consequently, national IP regimes are developing in ways that undermine, rather than promote, food security. The paper argues that the parti…
At the Edges and on the Margins: Hearing the Voices of Young People in South Pacific Island Countries
‘Youth’ are frequently referred to under the mantra of inclusivity in any aid-funded project, development initiative or government–donor initiative in the Pacific region. Indeed, ‘youth’ ranks alongside ‘women/gender’ as a catch term for communicating diversity compliance. But how are ‘youth’ framed and who speaks for this group of people who are not yet adults or are only just adults in law, and yet are beyond the voiceless or barely articulate …
When is a Child not a Child and Other Questions—A Commonwealth-wide Overview
Although international human rights instruments assume a universalism of application and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is one of the most ratified instruments in the world and therefore most likely to have global if not universal application, in fact understandings of childhood and definitions of ‘child’ or ‘children’ are very variable not just in different social and cultural contexts but in laws as well. This creates …
Kastom, Property and Ideology: Land Transformations in Melanesia
The relationship between customary land tenure and ‘modern’ forms of landed property has been a major political issue in the ‘Spearhead’ states of Melanesia since the late colonial period, and is even more pressing today, as the region is subject to its own version of what is described in the international literature as a new ‘land rush’ or ‘land grab’ in developing countries. This volume aims to test the application of one particular theoretical…
Regulating the environment for blue-green economy in plural legal states: A view from the Pacific
The environments of small island states are particularly vulnerable to environmental degradation and risk, whether natural or man-made. As a result of international initiatives and growing awareness of the need to address environmental concerns, such states are being encouraged to enact legislation to protect the environment and promote sustainable futures. In the Pacific region this future is increasingly linked to the “blue-green” economy: deve…
Exploring the Engagement of Pacific Island Judges with the Convention on the Rights of the Child
This article considers the extent to which judges in cases involving children in the island states of the Pacific, act consistently with, or are influenced by, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child ( uncrc ). All Pacific island states have ratified the uncrc but giving effect to children’s rights faces challenges not least for judges. Drawing on the case-law of the region this article presents a quantitative and qualitative rev…
The ‘Pacific way’ of responding to the Covid-19 pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has required those that are most vulnerable to protect themselves as best they can. This includes vulnerable states, among which are the island states of the Pacific, where resources to fight the pandemic are severely limited. Recognising the need to act quickly, Pacific island states closed borders, restricted travel and implemented ostensibly draconian measures. Examining some of these measures in the context of the cou…
Contesting displacement in urban settlements around Port Vila, Vanuatu: The failure of the plural legal system
Fiji’s proposal for an ‘Ocean of Peace’ in the Pacific: Analysis and reflections from a peace studies perspective
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Political science (17 obras) · Law (15 obras) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (12 obras) · Law (12 obras) · Geography (11 obras) · Sociology (7 obras) · Human rights (5 obras) · Politics (5 obras) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (4 obras) · Customary land (4 obras)