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• Maan tapa (Finland)
  | definition =Lit. 'custom law', a parallel system of justice for members of the elites, based on personal connections and political infl ...: EU| EU]] – [[:Category: Custom law| Custom law]] – [[:Category: Justice| Justice]] – [[:Category: Influence| Influence]] – [[:Category: Political party|
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• Doxing (Global)
  ...ry: Reputation| Reputation]] – [[:Category: Vigilante justice| Vigilante justice]] – [[:Category: Revenge| Revenge]] [[Category: Vigilante justice]]
  8 KB (1,221 words) - 16:58, 15 May 2021
• Jirga / Shura (Afghanistan)
  ...– [[:Category: Political party| Political party]] – [[:Category: Justice| Justice]] – [[:Category: Elders| Elders]] – [[:Category: Pashtun| Pashtun]] – [[Category: Justice]]
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• Telefonnoe pravo (Russia)
  ...mplies that justice is overridden by power, a power that acts as ‘law’ or ‘justice’ itself. This practice could therefore be translated as ‘telephone comm ...ges and material support of the courts, aimed at allowing judges to render justice fully and independently.
  12 KB (1,621 words) - 15:57, 29 September 2019
• Palaver-settling (West and Central Africa)
  ...rra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Local governance, Chiefdoms, Authority, Justice, Reconciliation ...'' (African Books Collective, 2009), p.89.</ref>). This informal method of justice plays a central role in maintaining social harmony in many West and Central
  12 KB (1,555 words) - 20:27, 28 June 2026
• Wantoks and Kastom (Solomon Islands and Melanesia)
  ...ns of Distributive Justice''. New York, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice</ref>). Appeals to ''kastom'' could be the scapegoat for letting a ''wanto
  14 KB (2,063 words) - 09:03, 18 January 2021
• Zhaloba (Russia)
  ...an appeal to power holders often seeking competitive advantage rather than justice ...ce. ''Zhaloba'' of the Soviet period was usually an individual request for justice, reconciled with legitimate political discourse. Emphasizing obedience and
  12 KB (1,659 words) - 22:52, 22 June 2022
• Kormlenie (Pre-Soviet Russia)
  ...r’s Day (29 June). Secondly, the officials received fees for administering justice, the branding and registration of horses, the registration of visitors, tol ...ly delegated to prominent members of his court the privilege to administer justice, together with entitlement to associated fees and benefits, in some of his
  15 KB (2,115 words) - 13:49, 17 May 2019
• Omertà (Italy)
  ...ion as acts of discretion rather than as attempts to pervert the course of justice (Deaglio 1993<ref>Deaglio E. 1993. Raccolto rosso: la mafia, l'Itali: e poi ...From Perceptions to Expectations,' International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice 41(1): 81-99.</ref>). This is especially true in those regions were law-enf
  10 KB (1,544 words) - 14:12, 22 May 2019
• Birzha (Georgia)
  ...r Soviet Union." International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 16(1-2): 247-261.</ref><ref>Frisby, T. 1998. "The rise of organised crime ...r Soviet Union." International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 16(1-2): 247-261.</ref>. ''Birzha'' is a form socialisation alternative to
  13 KB (1,807 words) - 10:19, 22 May 2019
• Vu cumprà (Italy)
  ...erwhelmingly male phenomenon (Piazzoni 2020<ref>F. Piazzoni "Visibility as Justice: Immigrant Street Vendors and the Right to Difference in Rome", (New York: ...so than white street vendors (Piazzoni 2020<ref>F. Piazzoni "Visibility as Justice: Immigrant Street Vendors and the Right to Difference in Rome", (New York:
  13 KB (1,832 words) - 16:59, 21 January 2025
• Hawala (Middle East, India and Pakistan)
  ...dy into so-called underground banking networks. Netherlands Ministerie Van Justice, The Hague, Netherlands. Obtained through the Internet: http://www.minjust. ...dy into so-called underground banking networks. Netherlands Ministerie Van Justice, The Hague, Netherlands. Obtained through the Internet: http://www.minjust.
  17 KB (2,403 words) - 11:50, 11 May 2020
• Krysha (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus)
  ...titution =Department of Political Science and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, USA ...a Buzhor, Department of Political Science and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, USA'''</big>
  10 KB (1,429 words) - 11:52, 11 May 2020
• Raving (worldwide)
  ...in the UK, where raves were criminalised by being included in the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act in 1994. The act provides police with powers to disrup HM Government. 1994. Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 c.33 Part V s.63, http://www.legislation.gov.uk/u
  10 KB (1,303 words) - 14:11, 11 May 2020
• Brokerage (Global)
  ...rokerage in Low-level Corruption’, International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice 43: 68-87.</ref>). In many countries informal arrangements provide a low-co ...rokerage in Low-level Corruption’, International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice 43: 68-87.</ref>). Generally, in any market-type exchange, the exchanged r
  14 KB (1,988 words) - 15:23, 29 June 2020
• Mordida (Mexico)
  ...s informally through a ''mordida'' rather than having to face the criminal justice process. Therefore, as Del Castillo and Guerrero suggest, the bribe is ofte ...)<ref>Johns, C. 2014. ‘The Mordida: Mexico and Corruption’. Law, Power and Justice, http://www.cjjohns.com/lawpowerandjustice/commentaries/mordida.html.</ref>
  12 KB (1,785 words) - 16:16, 17 May 2019
• Spaza (South Africa)
  ...t, R. 2012. ‘Elusive Justice: Somali traders Access to Formal and Informal Justice Mechanisms in the Western Cape’, African Centre for Migration & Society r
  13 KB (1,841 words) - 14:18, 23 May 2019
• Krugovaia poruka (Russia)
  ...d to raise a 'hue and cry', find the culprit and deliver him to the king's justice. Similarly they were required to provide for defence against brigands. Wh ...on the whole community to find and apprehend the criminal and bring him to justice, either in a community court, or by delivering him to higher authorities.
  12 KB (1,798 words) - 15:17, 3 February 2020
• Hyvä Veli (Finland)
  ...makers and the private sector (Joutsen and Keränen, 2009). The Ministry of Justice of stated that there is reason to believe that ‘favours are exchanged amo
  14 KB (1,986 words) - 14:04, 30 April 2020
• Ch'ir (Chechnya and Ingushetia)
  ...and Punishment: Urban Law and Rural Mediation Rituals in Yemen,' Race and Justice, 1(2): 131-153
  12 KB (1,754 words) - 12:15, 16 May 2019

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