Community Security and Justice under United Nations Governance: Lessons from Chiefs’ Courts in South Sudan’s Protection of Civilians Sites

Rachel Ibreck; Naomi Pendle

doi:10.5334/sta.568

Community Security and Justice under United Nations Governance: Lessons from Chiefs’ Courts in South Sudan’s Protection of Civilians Sites

Stability: International Journal of Security and Development

Volume 6 (2017): Issue 1

By: Rachel Ibreck and Naomi Pendle

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|Dec 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/sta.568 | Journal eISSN: 2165-2627

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Language: English

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Submitted on: Jul 7, 2017

Accepted on: Nov 1, 2017

Published on: Dec 7, 2017

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