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Figure 6: Type and number of finalised civil cases for the year 2001 in the Mzimba/Mzuzudistrict300250200150100500Inheritance Debt Divorce Elopement OtherImpregnationDamagesReturn ofMovablePropertyAdultery Defamation Dowry WagesNumber 286 284 214 94 50 43 34 33 24 24 22 1732
Figure 7: Type and number of a sample of finalised criminal cases for the year 2001 in 12 ofthe 2nd gr. magistrates courts in Lilongwe6050403020100TheftBreaking Mal.dama&entry/Bu gerglary propertyCar theftPoss.stolenpropertyForgery/fraudAssault(bothforms)Unlawful Rape&attwounding emptedRobberyPoss.ammunitionCarelessdrivingPoss.Indian HempNumber 54 15 5 2 2 2 5 5 4 2 1 1 9 1 2Cultiv.IndianHempRogue&vagabond33
Page 1 and 2: ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR THE POOR OF M
Page 5 and 6: THE SUBORDINATE COURTSHistory and c
Page 7 and 8: preside over persons who were gover
Page 9 and 10: legality or correctness of any find
Page 11 and 12: efuse to be deployed to rural areas
Page 13 and 14: were more conversant with local cus
Page 15 and 16: orally deliver judgement and the cl
Page 17 and 18: Failure to distinguish civil cases
Page 19 and 20: against the defendants on grounds t
Page 21 and 22: societal values in order to bring t
Page 23 and 24: Human Resource and Management Issue
Page 25 and 26: Although this situation looks very
Page 27 and 28: needs to find ways of consolidating
Page 29 and 30: The report provides detailed result
Page 31: Figure 5: Type and number of finali
Page 35 and 36: Figure 10: Throughput of finalised
Page 37 and 38: Figure 13: Type and number of final
Page 39 and 40: THE CUSTOMARY JUSTICE FORUMSIntrodu
Page 41 and 42: JurisdictionCustomary justice forum
Page 43 and 44: democratic environment. In this reg
Page 45 and 46: Views of the informal justice syste
Page 47 and 48: prerogative of transferring them to
Page 49 and 50: comparative advantage over existing
Page 51: offices and magistrates courts. The

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