Judicial Institute of the Pacific: A Concept Paper
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Title
Judicial Institute of the Pacific: A Concept Paper
Subject
Academic Programs to Serve Hawaiʻiʻs Diverse Peoples
Pacific Island Judicial Council
Description
Many Pacific Island nations laws have been adopted from "metropoles," but Pacific Island citizens are non-citizens to those nations that would provide them legal training. As such citizen-attorneys have emerged in Pacific nations to deal with challenges of conflict and changes affecting their islands. The Judicial Institute of the Pacific was envision to
1) Support for Judicial Administration,
2) Judicial Education,
3) Staff Training,
4) Translation,
5) Experimentation and Adaptation, and
6) Meeting Other Needs, which includes the
i) publication of the Pacific Islands Reporter,
ii) establishing Pacific Islands Research System,
iii) setting up Appellate Panels,
iv) creating opportunities for Legal Education,
v) establishing of Standards,
vi) developing Pacific Island Attorneys,
vii) rules for Judicial Discipline, viii) Codification, etc.
The Judicial Institute of the Pacific provides the context for the establishment of the Pacific Island Legal Institute at the WIlliam S. Richardson School of Law, which welcomes Judges from throughout the Pacific to engage in continuing education. Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law co-hosting the Custom and Traditional Law Conference with the Pacific Judicial Council on-site at the William S. Richardson School of Law from June 20-22, 2023. The Conference included judges, attorneys, and staff from across the Pacific region with a total of seven jurisdictions represented. The Pacific Judicial Council assists in the development and delivery of continuing judicial education and court professional training, and overall improvement of the administration of justice in the member courts.
Source: Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/kahuliao
1) Support for Judicial Administration,
2) Judicial Education,
3) Staff Training,
4) Translation,
5) Experimentation and Adaptation, and
6) Meeting Other Needs, which includes the
i) publication of the Pacific Islands Reporter,
ii) establishing Pacific Islands Research System,
iii) setting up Appellate Panels,
iv) creating opportunities for Legal Education,
v) establishing of Standards,
vi) developing Pacific Island Attorneys,
vii) rules for Judicial Discipline, viii) Codification, etc.
The Judicial Institute of the Pacific provides the context for the establishment of the Pacific Island Legal Institute at the WIlliam S. Richardson School of Law, which welcomes Judges from throughout the Pacific to engage in continuing education. Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law co-hosting the Custom and Traditional Law Conference with the Pacific Judicial Council on-site at the William S. Richardson School of Law from June 20-22, 2023. The Conference included judges, attorneys, and staff from across the Pacific region with a total of seven jurisdictions represented. The Pacific Judicial Council assists in the development and delivery of continuing judicial education and court professional training, and overall improvement of the administration of justice in the member courts.
Source: Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/kahuliao
Source
Curriculum History Exhibit of the William S. Richardson School of Law
Date
1982
Identifier
LSHS13 Large Photos Box 1970-1995: 19
Citation
“Judicial Institute of the Pacific: A Concept Paper,” William S. Richardson School of Law Library Archives, accessed October 29, 2026, https://archives.law.hawaii.edu/items/show/30437.