State of Justice in Chittagong Hill Tracts - BRAC Research and ...
State of Justice in Chittagong Hill Tracts - BRAC Research and ...
State of Justice in Chittagong Hill Tracts - BRAC Research and ...
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TABLE OF CONTENTSAbbreviationsivAbstractvAcknowledgementsviExecutive summaryviiIntroduction 1Background 1Assist<strong>in</strong>g HRLS programme <strong>of</strong> <strong>BRAC</strong> for effective <strong>in</strong>tervention <strong>in</strong> CHT 5Recent change <strong>in</strong> the court system <strong>of</strong> CHT <strong>and</strong> scope <strong>of</strong> the study 5Objectives <strong>of</strong> the study 6Methods 8F<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs 10CHT circles <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>formal justice system under the law 10Customary laws <strong>of</strong> Chakma, Marma, Tripura <strong>and</strong> Mro 14Paradoxes between customary laws <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>digenous people <strong>and</strong> the laws <strong>of</strong>Bangladesh, the Constitution <strong>and</strong> Human Rights 20Socioeconomic <strong>and</strong> demographic pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> the respondents 22Trends <strong>of</strong> common disputes with<strong>in</strong> <strong>and</strong> among the ethnic groups 22Socioeconomic status <strong>and</strong> customary laws 26Gender justice <strong>and</strong> customary laws 26Community responses to <strong>in</strong>formal justice <strong>in</strong>stitution 27F<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs on formal justice system <strong>in</strong> CHT 30Discussion <strong>and</strong> conclusion 38Recommendations for HRLS <strong>in</strong>tervention 42References 47iii
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