The Village Court: A neglected but potential rural justice forum
12. Mar, 2010 
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The Village Court: A neglected but potential rural justice forum
Zahidul Islam Biswas
VILLAGE level traditional juridical mechanism named ’shalish’ is active in rural Bangladesh from time immemorial. An informal justice mechanism, Shalish is: ‘basically a practice of gathering village elders and concerned parties, exclusively male, for the resolution of local disputes. Sometimes Chairmen and [...]
