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Recent Melanesian Law Journal Decisions

January 2005

• Distance Legal Education - A Concept Paper [2005] MLJ 6; 2005-06 [2005-06] MLJ 96 (1 January 2005)
• Case Note - District Court's Jurisdiction to grant Restraining orders under the Adultery and Enticement Act [2005] MLJ 5; 2005-06 [2005-06] MLJ 91 (1 January 2005)
• Family Abuse, Dispute Settlement and the Law in Papua New Guinea [2005] MLJ 4; 2005-06 [2005-06] MLJ 7 (1 January 2005)
• Compensating Alienated Customary Landowners in Papua New Guinea - Rethinking the Rationale and the Regime [2005] MLJ 3; 2005-06 [2005-06] MLJ 63 (1 January 2005)
• Resolving Customary Land Disputes Settlement [2005] MLJ 2; 2005-06 [2005-06] MLJ 43 (1 January 2005)
• Notice of Intention to Make a Claim against the State of Papua New Guinea [2005] MLJ 1; 2005-06 [2005-06] MLJ 106 (1 January 2005)

January 2003

• Legal Nature of the Papua New Guinea Petroleum Arrangement [2003] MLJ 6; [2003-04] 29 MLJ 117 (1 January 2003)
• Land Reform Policies in Papua New Guinea: Successes and Failures of the Plantation Acquisition and Unused State Lands Redistribution Schemes [2003] MLJ 5; [2003-04] 29 MLJ 89 (1 January 2003)
• Incorporated Land Groups in Papua New Guinea [2003] MLJ 4; [2003-04] 29 MLJ 73 (1 January 2003)
• Sexual Crimes Against and Exploitation of Children and the Law in Papua New Guinea [2003] MLJ 3; [2003-04] 29 MLJ 35 (1 January 2003)
• Incest and Marriage Prohibitions: Implications of Recent Changes to the Law Against Incest under Papua New Guinea’s Criminal Code [2003] MLJ 2; [2003-04] 29 MLJ 15 (1 January 2003)
• The Judiciary and the Emerging Principle of 'Interest & Spirit of the Constitution' [2003] MLJ 1; [2003-04] 29 MLJ 1 (1 January 2003)

January 2000

• Promulgating Traditional Knowledge Sensitive IPR Legislation In Papua New Guinea And Related Developments In Pacific Island Countries: A Reflection On The Past Three Years Volume 27 Article [2000] MLJ 6; [2000] 27 MLJ 100 (1 January 2000)
• Yam Gardens in the Sea: the Marine Claims of the Trobriand Islanders in Papua New Guinea [2000] MLJ 5; [2000] 27 MLJ 77 (1 January 2000)
• Multiple Expectations of Ownership [2000] MLJ 4; [2000] 27 MLJ 63 (1 January 2000)
• Tradition, Knowledge and Ownership: the Manamb Perspective [2000] MLJ 3; [2000] 27 MLJ 53 (1 January 2000)
• Takwan: Secret Knowledge, Storage and Transmission in Wantoat, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea [2000] MLJ 2; [2000] 27 MLJ 37 (1 January 2000)
• Ascertaining the Nature of Indigenous Intellectual and Cultural Property and Traditional Knowledge and the Search for Legal Options in Regulating Access in Papua New Guinea [2000] MLJ 1; [2000] 27 MLJ 1 (1 January 2000)

January 1998

• Citizens' Arrests and the Lawfulness of Routine Searches by Security Guards: McKenzie v. The State (1998) SC596 [1998] MLJ 8; [1998-99] 26 MLJ 178 (1 January 1998)
• Employer's Duty to Provide a Safe System of Work: Walter Roth v. Ok Tedi Mining Limited (1998) N1788 [1998] MLJ 7; [1998-99] 26 MLJ 171 (1 January 1998)
• Ombudsmen and Leadership Codes in Papua New Guinea: Keeping Government Accountable in a Rapidly Changing World [1998] MLJ 6; [1998-99] 26 MLJ 139 (1 January 1998)
• Equitable Estoppel and the Rights of Squatter Settlement Residents [1998] MLJ 5; [1998-99] 26 MLJ 115 (1 January 1998)
• The Extent of Consitutional Protection of Land Rights in Papua New Guinea [1998] MLJ 4; [1998-99] 26 MLJ 85 (1 January 1998)
• The Awarding of Damages to People Living a Part Subsistence Lifestyle in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea [1998] MLJ 3; [1998-99] 26 MLJ 58 (1 January 1998)
• The Common Law Riparian Rights Doctrine and it's Applicability in Papua New Guinea [1998] MLJ 2; [1998-99] 26 MLJ 37 (1 January 1998)
• The Elusive Role of Custom in the Underlying Law of Papua New Guinea [1998] MLJ 1; [1998-99] 26 MLJ 1 (1 January 1998)

January 1997

• Dismissing Employees on Account of Being Union Members: Habuka Lawyers v. Higaturu Oil Palm Pty Ltd (1997) D/C 5/97 [1997] MLJ 7; [1997] 25 MLJ 125 (1 January 1997)
• The Class Teacher's Duty To Supervise Pupils in Papua New Guinean Schools: Baduk's Case Mistreated [1997] MLJ 6; [1997] 25 MLJ 117 (1 January 1997)
• Competence and Compellability of the Spouse of the Accused as a Witness in Criminal Proceedings in Papua New Guinea [1997] MLJ 5; [1997] 25 MLJ 87 (1 January 1997)
• Customary Land Owners' Right to Sue for Compensation in Papua New Guinea and the OK Tedi Dispute [1997] MLJ 4; [1997] 25 MLJ 65 (1 January 1997)
• Law Treaty Making in Papua New Guinea After Two Decades Yumi Stap We? [1997] MLJ 3; [1997] 25 MLJ 43 (1 January 1997)
• Judicial Responses to Legislative Attempts to Oust the Judicial Review Powers of the Courts in Papua New Guinea [1997] MLJ 2; [1997] 25 MLJ 15 (1 January 1997)
• Compensation for Breach of Promise to Marry in Papua New Guinea [1997] MLJ 1; [1997] 25 MLJ 1 (1 January 1997)

January 1990

• Amankwah, H.A. --- "Reforming Customary Land Tenure System: The East Sepik (PNG) Land and Customary Land Registration Acts (1987)" [1990] MLJ 9; (1990) 18 Melanesian Law Journal 109 (1 January 1990)
• Oke, G.D. --- "Book Review: The Legal Regime of Land Use in West Africa: Ghana and Nigeria" [1990] MLJ 8; (1990) 18 Melanesian Law Journal 100 (1 January 1990)
• Amankwah, H.A. and Omar, K.I. --- "Buttressing Constitutional Protection of Fundamental Rights in Developing Nations: The Ombudsman Commission of Papua New Guinea - A New Hybrid" [1990] MLJ 7; (1990) 18 Melanesian Law Journal 74 (1 January 1990)
• Ntumy, M.A. --- "Essentialism and the Search for the Essence of Law" [1990] MLJ 6; (1990) 18 Melanesian Law Journal 64 (1 January 1990)
• Ongwamuhana, Kibuta --- "Employment Tax: The Goose that Lays the Golden Egg" [1990] MLJ 5; (1990) 18 Melanesian Law Journal 53 (1 January 1990)
• James, R.W. --- "Land Mobilisation Programme in Papua New Guinea" [1990] MLJ 4; (1990) 18 Melanesian Law Journal 38 (1 January 1990)
• Islam, Rafiqul --- "The Bougainville Secession Crisis in Papua New Guinea" [1990] MLJ 3; (1990) 18 Melanesian Law Journal 31 (1 January 1990)
• Wilde, Derrick and Stepan, Sasha --- "Treaty Between Australia and the Republic of Indonesia on the Zone of Co-operation in an Area Between the Indonesian Province of East Timor and Northern Australia" [1990] MLJ 2; (1990) 18 Melanesian Law Journal 18 (1 January 1990)
• Nonggorr, John --- "The Introduction of Copyright Law in Papua New Guinea" [1990] MLJ 1; (1990) 18 Melanesian Law Journal 1 (1 January 1990)

January 1989

• Amankwah, H.A.; Kaburise, J.B. --- "Book Reviews: Business Organisations in Papua New Guinea & An Introduction to the Law of Business Associations in Papua New Guinea" [1989] MLJ 7; (1989) 17 Melanesian Law Journal 92 (1 January 1989)
• Islam, M. Rafiqul --- "Coastal States' Control Over Driftnet Fishing in the South Pacific and the Freedom of Fishing on the High Seas" [1989] MLJ 6; (1989) 17 Melanesian Law Journal 81 (1 January 1989)
• Ong'wamuhana, Kibuta --- "Party Supremacy and the State Constitution in Africa's One-Party States: The East African Experience" [1989] MLJ 5; (1989) 17 Melanesian Law Journal 67 (1 January 1989)
• Amankwah, H.A. --- "Fundamental Human Rights: Roots, Fruits, Myths and Realities" [1989] MLJ 4; (1989) 17 Melanesian Law Journal 43 (1 January 1989)
• Williamson, Hugh R. --- "Conflicting Claims to the Gardens of the Sea: The Traditional Ownership of Resources in the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea" [1989] MLJ 3; (1989) 17 Melanesian Law Journal 26 (1 January 1989)
• Dinnen, Sinclair --- "Crime, Law and Order in Papua New Guinea" [1989] MLJ 2; (1989) 17 Melanesian Law Journal 10 (1 January 1989)
• Jessep, Owen --- "Compensation for Adultery in Papua New Guinea: the Adultery and Enticement Act 1988" [1989] MLJ 1; (1989) 17 Melanesian Law Journal 1 (1 January 1989)

January 1988

• Amankwah, H.A. --- "Akilo Royupe Puruno v Nixon Koi" [1988] MLJ 11; (1988) 16 Melanesian Law Journal 162 (1 January 1988)
• Mugambwa, John --- "Wrongful Dismissal of a University Lecturer" [1988] MLJ 10; (1988) 16 Melanesian Law Journal 155 (1 January 1988)
• Jessep, Owen --- "Maintenance Jurisdiction in Papua New Guinea" [1988] MLJ 9; (1988) 16 Melanesian Law Journal 148 (1 January 1988)
• Woodman, G.R. --- "Book Review: Julius Stone, Precedent and Law: The Dynamics of Common Law Growth" [1988] MLJ 8; (1988) 16 Melanesian Law Journal 144 (1 January 1988)
• Kandakasi, A. --- "The Power of Amendment in the District Courts Under Section 32 of the District Courts Act (Ch. 40) in Papua New Guinea" [1988] MLJ 7; (1988) 16 Melanesian Law Journal 115 (1 January 1988)
• Ntumy, M.A. --- "The Evolution of Administrative Law in the Common Law System: A Critical Review" [1988] MLJ 6; (1988) 16 Melanesian Law Journal 89 (1 January 1988)
• Islam, M. Rafiqul --- "The Recognition of the Revolutionary Regime of Fiji by Papua New Guinea" [1988] MLJ 5; (1988) 16 Melanesian Law Journal 75 (1 January 1988)
• Amankwah, H.A. --- "Eminent Domain and Land Use Control in West Africa (Ghana and Nigeria) and Papua New Guinea: The Political and Social Implications" [1988] MLJ 4; (1988) 16 Melanesian Law Journal 52 (1 January 1988)
• Wijetillake, Oliver --- "Integrating the Judicial System and Reviewing the Administration of Justice in Papua New Guinea" [1988] MLJ 3; (1988) 16 Melanesian Law Journal 34 (1 January 1988)
• Van Dyke, Jon M. --- "Prospects for the Development of Inter-Governmental Human Rights Bodies in Asia and the Pacific" [1988] MLJ 2; (1988) 16 Melanesian Law Journal 28 (1 January 1988)
• Angelo, A.H. --- "The Common Law in New Zealand and Tokelau" [1988] MLJ 1; (1988) 16 Melanesian Law Journal 1 (1 January 1988)

January 1985

• Sources of Political Legitimacy in Conflict and Naturalized Foreigners: Some Comments on the General Constitutional Commission's Final Report, 1983 [1985] MLJ 11; [1985] 12 MLJ 86 (1 January 1985)
• Case Note: Supreme Court Reference No. 6 of 1984 [1985] MLJ 10; [1985] 12 MLJ 164 (1 January 1985)
• Society, Land and Law: Land Policy in Western Samoa [1985] MLJ 9; [1985] 12 MLJ 129 (1 January 1985)
• Reversing the Burden of Proof in Papua New Guinea: Constitutional Prescription and Judicial Exposition [1985] MLJ 8; [1985] 12 MLJ 1 (1 January 1985)
• Papua New Guinea and the West Irianese Refugees [1985] MLJ 7; [1985] 12 MLJ 24 (1 January 1985)
• Note: Ejection of Squatters: Herman Gawi v PNG Ready Mixed Concretee, Pty Ltd [1985] MLJ 6; [1985] 12 MLJ 159 (1 January 1985)
• Editorial: 1981 In Context [1985] MLJ 5; [1981] 9 MLJ 6 (1 January 1985)
• Custody Jurisdiction in Papua New Guinea [1985] MLJ 4; [1985] 12 MLJ 70 (1 January 1985)
• Common Roots but diferent Evolutions: The Development of Aboriginal Rights at Common Law in Australia, Asia and North America [1985] MLJ 3; [1985] 12 MLJ 49 (1 January 1985)
• Alienated Land and Independence in Solomon Islands [1985] MLJ 2; [1985] 12 MLJ 101 (1 January 1985)
• A Comparison of Rural and Legal Ranking of Seriousness of Crimes in Papua New Guinea [1985] MLJ 1; [1985] 12 MLJ 149 (1 January 1985)

January 1983

• Editors --- "Review: Land Reform and the Plantations?" [1983] MLJ 9; (1983) 11 Melanesian Law Journal 124 (1 January 1983)
• Fingleton, Jim --- "Plantation Redistribution among the Tolai: A Qualified Success in Land Tenure Reform" [1983] MLJ 8; (1983) 11 Melanesian Law Journal 99 (1 January 1983)
• Hulme, David --- "Credit, Land Registration and Development: Implications of the Lease-Leaseback System" [1983] MLJ 7; (1983) 11 Melanesian Law Journal 91 (1 January 1983)
• Colquhoun-Kerr, D.J.; Lakau, Andrew A.L. --- "Land Tenure and Land Dispute Settlement in Enga" [1983] MLJ 6; (1983) 11 Melanesian Law Journal 59 (1 January 1983)
• Eaton, Peter --- "Customary Land Dispute Settlement: Should Lawyers be kept out?" [1983] MLJ 5; (1983) 11 Melanesian Law Journal 47 (1 January 1983)
• James, R.W. --- "'Unalienated' Land Policies" [1983] MLJ 4; (1983) 11 Melanesian Law Journal 34 (1 January 1983)
• Fitzpatrick, Peter --- "The Knowledge and Politics of Land Law" [1983] MLJ 3; (1983) 11 Melanesian Law Journal 14 (1 January 1983)
• Ward, Alan --- "The Commission of Inquiry into Land Matters 1973: Choices, Constraints and Assumptions" [1983] MLJ 2; (1983) 11 Melanesian Law Journal 1 (1 January 1983)
• Editors --- "Introduction" [1983] MLJ 1; (1983) 11 Melanesian Law Journal v (1 January 1983)

January 1982

• Note: Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure in the National Court of Papua New Guinea: A Short History [1982] MLJ 11; [1982] 10 MLJ 181 (1 January 1982)
• Case Note: Tonolei Development Corporation Ltd v. Lucas Waka [1982] MLJ 10; [1982] 10 MLJ 175 (1 January 1982)
• Note: Law Reform Commission Report No. 12, November 1982, Transfer Pricing Manipulation [1982] MLJ 9; [1982] 10 MLJ 159 (1 January 1982)
• Book Review: Law and Social Change in Papua New Guinea - Weisbrot, Paliwala and Sawyerr (Ed.) [1982] MLJ 8; [1982] 10 MLJ 155 (1 January 1982)
• Book Review: Pacific Constitutions - Peter Sack (Ed.) [1982] MLJ 7; [1982] 10 MLJ 151 (1 January 1982)
• Jurisprudence in the Third World Law School: A Blueprint [1982] MLJ 6; [1982] 10 MLJ 136 (1 January 1982)
• Concerning the Classification of Judgments as "Final" or "Interlocutory": A Fragment on Judicial Lawmaking in Papua New Guinea [1982] MLJ 5; [1982] 10 MLJ 110 (1 January 1982)
• Dispute Settlement in International Commercial Agreements: The Law and National Interest in Papua New Guinea [1982] MLJ 4; [1982] 10 MLJ 71 (1 January 1982)
• Maintenance Dispute Settlement Institutions in Papua New Guinea [1982] MLJ 3; [1982] 10 MLJ 46 (1 January 1982)
• Editorial: Customary Law and Statute Law in the Pacific: A Policy Framework [1982] MLJ 2; [1982] 10 MLJ 6 (1 January 1982)
• Expropriation of Private Foreign Investment: What is "Adequate" Compensation? [1982] MLJ 1; [1982] 10 MLJ 14 (1 January 1982)

January 1981

• The Position of Non-Parties to the Refugee Convention [1981] MLJ 7; [1981] 9 MLJ 57 (1 January 1981)
• Succession to the Land in Papua New Guinea: Choice of Law [1981] MLJ 6; [1981] 9 MLJ 74 (1 January 1981)
• Responsibility of the Executive Government: To Whom and For What [1981] MLJ 5; [1981] 9 MLJ 116 (1 January 1981)
• Relations of Dependence and the Papua New Guinea/Australia Trade Agreement [1981] MLJ 4; [1981] 9 MLJ 17 (1 January 1981)
• Land Policy and Economic Development in Papua New Guinea [1981] MLJ 3; [1981] 9 MLJ 102 (1 January 1981)
• Book Review: Fitzpatrick's Law and State in Papua New Guinea [1981] MLJ 2; [1981] 9 MLJ 161 (1 January 1981)
• Casenote on the Federal Commissioner of Taxation v. Commonwealth Aluminium Corporation [1981] MLJ 1; [1981] 9 MLJ 138 (1 January 1981)

January 1980

• Human Rights in Papua New Guinea and the Prospects for International Supervision [1980] MLJ 7; [1980] 8 MLJ 143 (1 January 1980)
• Improving the Status of Women Through Family Law Reform: The Tanzanian Experience [1980] MLJ 6; [1980] 8 MLJ 54 (1 January 1980)
• Juvenile Delinquency: Melanesian Responses to Western Solutions [1980] MLJ 5; [1980] 8 MLJ 107 (1 January 1980)
• Juvenile Delinquency and the Constitutional Goal of Self-Reliance: The Proposed Youth Court Services Act in Papua New Guinea [1980] MLJ 4; [1980] 8 MLJ 82 (1 January 1980)
• Land Demarcation in New Ireland [1980] MLJ 3; [1980] 8 MLJ 112 (1 January 1980)
• Laws Relating to Fertility Control and Family Planning in Papua New Guinea [1980] MLJ 2; [1980] 8 MLJ 5 (1 January 1980)
• Melanesian Land Reform: The Plantation Acquisition Scheme [1980] MLJ 1; [1980] 8 MLJ 134 (1 January 1980)

January 1979

• Bayne, Peter --- "Book Review: Judicial Review of Reasonableness in Constitutional Law" [1979] MLJ 6; (1979) 7 Melanesian Law Journal 143 (1 January 1979)
• Kaputin, William --- "Kaputin, William --- "Customary Compensation Law Proposals and Their Rationale"" [1979] MLJ 5; (1979) 7 Melanesian Law Journal 130 (1 January 1979)
• Scaglion, Richard --- "Formal and Informal Operations of a Village Court in Maprik" [1979] MLJ 4; (1979) 7 Melanesian Law Journal 116 (1 January 1979)
• Tiffany, Walter W. --- "Disputing in Customary Land Courts: Case Studies from the Solomon Islands" [1979] MLJ 3; (1979) 7 Melanesian Law Journal 99 (1 January 1979)
• Gabi, Sao Reigari --- "Wrongful Honour and Dishonour of Customer's Cheques: The Remedies Available to the Customer Against the Paying Bank" [1979] MLJ 2; (1979) 7 Melanesian Law Journal 82 (1 January 1979)
• Johnson, Dianne D. --- "Aspects of the Legal Status of Women in Papua New Guinea: A Working Paper" [1979] MLJ 1; (1979) 7 Melanesian Law Journal 5 (1 January 1979)

January 1978

• Lynch, J.C. --- "Letter to the Editor" [1978] MLJ 7; (1978) 6 Melanesian Law Journal 114 (1 January 1978)
• Norwood, H.C. --- "Book Review: An Introduction to the Law in Papua New Guinea" [1978] MLJ 6; (1978) 6 Melanesian Law Journal 111 (1 January 1978)
• Laurent, Anne --- "Development of Copyright in Papua New Guinea: The Copyright Act 1978" [1978] MLJ 5; (1978) 6 Melanesian Law Journal 104 (1 January 1978)
• MacPherson, Stewart; O'Collins, Maev --- "Probation in Papua New Guinea: A Fundamental Re-Orientation of Attitudes and Institutions" [1978] MLJ 4; (1978) 6 Melanesian Law Journal 97 (1 January 1978)
• Watermark, George --- "Village Courts in Question: The Nature of Court Procedure" [1978] MLJ 3; (1978) 6 Melanesian Law Journal 79 (1 January 1978)
• Chalmers, D. --- "The Village Courts of Papua New Guinea: Their Introduction, History and Operation Until 1976" [1978] MLJ 2; (1978) 6 Melanesian Law Journal 56 (1 January 1978)
• Brunton, B.D. --- "Pricing, Mining and Taxation in Papua New Guinea" [1978] MLJ 1; (1978) 6 Melanesian Law Journal 5 (1 January 1978)

January 1977

• Gordon, Robert --- "Book Review: Misunderstanding Violence in the Highlands" [1977] MLJ 18; (1977) 5(2) Melanesian Law Journal 309 (1 January 1977)
• Norwood, Hugh C. --- "Book Review: A Fine City? - Nigel Oram and Port Moresby" [1977] MLJ 17; (1977) 5(2) Melanesian Law Journal 305 (1 January 1977)
• Johnson, Earl; Felstiner, William L.F. --- "'New Courts' and Neighbourhood Justice in the United States" [1977] MLJ 16; (1977) 5(2) Melanesian Law Journal 301 (1 January 1977)
• Tagwa, William E. --- "The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Special Issues in Constitutional Law and Governance" [1977] MLJ 15; (1977) 5(2) Melanesian Law Journal 285 (1 January 1977)
• Goldring, John --- "Bulsit Bilong Mekim Bel Isi - The Constitutional Structure of Provincial Government" [1977] MLJ 14; (1977) 5(2) Melanesian Law Journal 250 (1 January 1977)
• Ross, S.D. --- "The Legal Profession in Papua New Guinea" [1977] MLJ 13; (1977) 5(2) Melanesian Law Journal 226 (1 January 1977)
• Weisbrot, David; Ottley, Bruce L. --- "Law and Medicine in Papua New Guinea: Licensing and Liability of Practitioners" [1977] MLJ 12; (1977) 5(2) Melanesian Law Journal 175 (1 January 1977)
• Weisbrot, David --- "Note: Law Reform Commission Working Paper No. 6 - Criminal Responsibility: Taking Customs, Perceptions and Beliefs into Account" [1977] MLJ 11; (1977) 5(1) Melanesian Law Journal 164 (1 January 1977)
• Weisbrot, David --- "Note: Law Reform Commission Working Paper No. 4 - Declaration and Development of Underlying Law" [1977] MLJ 10; (1977) 5(1) Melanesian Law Journal 152 (1 January 1977)
• Srivastava, D.K. --- "Note: The Law Reform Commission's Fairness of Transactions Bill" [1977] MLJ 9; (1977) 5(1) Melanesian Law Journal 139 (1 January 1977)
• McRae, Heather --- "Note: The Law Reform Commission's Report on Adultery" [1977] MLJ 8; (1977) 5(1) Melanesian Law Journal 115 (1 January 1977)
• Weisbrot, David --- "Note: Papua New Guinea's National Seas Legislation, 1977" [1977] MLJ 7; (1977) 5(1) Melanesian Law Journal 107 (1 January 1977)
• Roberts-Smith, L.W. --- "The Role of the Professional Prosecutor in Papua New Guinea" [1977] MLJ 6; (1977) 5(1) Melanesian Law Journal 91 (1 January 1977)
• Paliwala, Abdul --- "Legal Publishing in Papua New Guinea: Severing the Colonial Link" [1977] MLJ 5; (1977) 5(1) Melanesian Law Journal 70 (1 January 1977)
• Narokobi, Bernard Mullu --- "Adaptation of Western Law in Papua New Guinea" [1977] MLJ 4; (1977) 5(1) Melanesian Law Journal 52 (1 January 1977)
• Mason, Sir Anthony --- "Developments at the U.N. Conference on the Law of the Sea" [1977] MLJ 3; (1977) 5(1) Melanesian Law Journal 46 (1 January 1977)
• Dabb, Geoffrey --- "Dispute Settlement and the New Law of the Sea" [1977] MLJ 2; (1977) 5(1) Melanesian Law Journal 26 (1 January 1977)
• Ross, S.D. --- "A Review of the Judiciary in Papua New Guinea" [1977] MLJ 1; (1977) 5(1) Melanesian Law Journal 5 (1 January 1977)

January 1976

• Martin, Robert --- "Book Review: Lawyers for the Third World? The Committee on Legal Education in the Developing Countries, Legal Education in a Changing World (1975)" [1976] MLJ 16; (1976) 4(2) Melanesian Law Journal 270 (1 January 1976)
• Gawi, John K.; Ghai, Yash P.; Paliwala, Abdul --- "National Goals and Law Reform: A Report on the Goroka Seminar" [1976] MLJ 15; (1976) 4(2) Melanesian Law Journal 259 (1 January 1976)
• O'Neill, Nicholas --- "The Judges and the Constitution - The First Year" [1976] MLJ 14; (1976) 4(2) Melanesian Law Journal 242 (1 January 1976)
• Boehringer, G.H. --- "Imperialism, 'Development' and the Underdevelopment of Criminology" [1976] MLJ 13; (1976) 4(2) Melanesian Law Journal 211 (1 January 1976)
• Weisbrot, David; Paliwala, Abdul --- "Lawyers for the People : Reviewing Legal Services in an Independent Papua New Guinea" [1976] MLJ 12; (1976) 4(2) Melanesian Law Journal 184 (1 January 1976)
• Ottley, Bruce L. --- "Legal Control of Foreign Investment in Papua New Guinea" [1976] MLJ 11; (1976) 4(2) Melanesian Law Journal 147 (1 January 1976)
• Editors --- "A Note from the Editor" [1976] MLJ 10; (1976) 4(2) Melanesian Law Journal i (1 January 1976)
• Fitzpatrick, Peter --- "Book Review - Labouring in Legal Mystification: D.W. Smith, Labour and the Law in Papua New Guinea (1975)" [1976] MLJ 9; (1976) 4(1) Melanesian Law Journal 133 (1 January 1976)
• Narokobi, Bernard Mullu --- "Book Review: Colonial Laws - E.P. Wolfers, Race Relations and Colonial Rule in Papua New Guinea" [1976] MLJ 8; (1976) 4(1) Melanesian Law Journal 129 (1 January 1976)
• Brunton, Brian --- "The State v The Queen: In the Matter of the State against John Mogo Wonom of Jigi" [1976] MLJ 7; (1976) 4(1) Melanesian Law Journal 126 (1 January 1976)
• Kincaid, Diana --- "The Drunken Driver and His Employer in Papua New Guinea: Roka Coffee Estates Pty Ltd v Largo Gerebi and Joseph Tomonoi" [1976] MLJ 6; (1976) 4(1) Melanesian Law Journal 113 (1 January 1976)
• Narokobi, Camillus; Wanji, Robert --- "Inter-Racial Joint Enterprises in Papua Guinea" [1976] MLJ 5; (1976) 4(1) Melanesian Law Journal 94 (1 January 1976)
• Strathern, Marilyn --- "Crime and Correction: The Place of Prisons in Papua New Guinea" [1976] MLJ 4; (1976) 4(1) Melanesian Law Journal 67 (1 January 1976)
• Lynch, C.J. --- "The Adoption of an Underlying Law by the Constitution of Papua New Guinea" [1976] MLJ 3; (1976) 4(1) Melanesian Law Journal 37 (1 January 1976)
• Zorn, Jean --- "Fighting Over Land" [1976] MLJ 2; (1976) 4(1) Melanesian Law Journal 7 (1 January 1976)
• Editors --- "A Note from the Editor" [1976] MLJ 1; (1976) 4(1) Melanesian Law Journal 6 (1 January 1976)

January 1975

• Fitzpatrick, Peter --- "Book Review: No Stronger Law: Colonial Rule and the White Women's Protection Ordinance" [1975] MLJ 11; (1975) 3(1) Melanesian Law Journal 169 (1 January 1975)
• Pataki-Schweizer, K.J. --- "Book Review: Law and the Behavioural Sciences" [1975] MLJ 10; (1975) 3(1) Melanesian Law Journal 165 (1 January 1975)
• Yak, William; Tibu, David K.G.; Mionzing, Toffamo; Kara, Kibikang --- "Four Customary Law Cases" [1975] MLJ 9; (1975) 3(1) Melanesian Law Journal 151 (1 January 1975)
• Awasa, Thomas; Kanat, Moi --- "The Separation of Powers" [1975] MLJ 8; (1975) 3(1) Melanesian Law Journal 144 (1 January 1975)
• Noone, Michael --- "The Future of Insurance in Papua New Guinea" [1975] MLJ 7; (1975) 3(1) Melanesian Law Journal 119 (1 January 1975)
• Seddon, Nicholas --- "Legal Problems Facing Trade Unions in Papua New Guinea" [1975] MLJ 6; (1975) 3(1) Melanesian Law Journal 103 (1 January 1975)
• Chalmers, Donald --- "Human Rights and What is Reasonably Justifiable in a Democratic Society" [1975] MLJ 5; (1975) 3(1) Melanesian Law Journal 92 (1 January 1975)
• Fitzpatrick, Peter --- "Co-operatives Law and Overdue Reforms" [1975] MLJ 4; (1975) 3(1) Melanesian Law Journal 77 (1 January 1975)
• Zorn, Jean G. --- "Co-operation or Control: The Public Service in a Developing Nation" [1975] MLJ 3; (1975) 3(1) Melanesian Law Journal 40 (1 January 1975)
• Bayne, Peter --- "Legal Development in Papua New Guinea: The Place of the Common Law" [1975] MLJ 2; (1975) 3(1) Melanesian Law Journal 9 (1 January 1975)
• Editors --- "A note from the Editor" [1975] MLJ 1; (1975) 3(1) Melanesian Law Journal 5 (1 January 1975)

January 1974

• Premdas, Ralph --- "Book Review: The Courts in a Developing Nation" [1974] MLJ 20; (1974) 2(2) Melanesian Law Journal 283 (1 January 1974)
• Bayne, Peter --- "Book Review: The Future of Traditional Law" [1974] MLJ 19; (1974) 2(2) Melanesian Law Journal 276 (1 January 1974)
• Kaipu, Samson --- "Are Papua New Guinean Wives Like Australian Wives?" [1974] MLJ 18; (1974) 2(2) Melanesian Law Journal 274 (1 January 1974)
• James, R. W. --- "The Role of the Courts in Attempts to Recover Alienated Land" [1974] MLJ 17; (1974) 2(2) Melanesian Law Journal 270 (1 January 1974)
• Auki, Hubert --- "Three Approaches to Sentencing" [1974] MLJ 16; (1974) 2(2) Melanesian Law Journal 263 (1 January 1974)
• Kassam, F.M. --- "Ex Officio Indictments: An Aspect of Criminal Justice in Papua New Guinea" [1974] MLJ 15; (1974) 2(2) Melanesian Law Journal 248 (1 January 1974)
• Goldring, John --- "Business and the Law in Papua New Guinea" [1974] MLJ 14; (1974) 2(2) Melanesian Law Journal 224 (1 January 1974)
• Kincaid, Peter --- "A Rationalization of the Post-Nottebohm Law of the Nationality of Claims" [1974] MLJ 13; (1974) 2(2) Melanesian Law Journal 206 (1 January 1974)
• Ottley, Bruce L.; Millott, Josephine F. --- "Compensation for Economic Loss: The Search for Standards in Papua New Guinea" [1974] MLJ 12; (1974) 2(2) Melanesian Law Journal 178 (1 January 1974)
• Zorn, Jean G. --- "The Land Titles Commission and Customary Land Law: Settling Disputes between Papua New Guineans" [1974] MLJ 11; (1974) 2(2) Melanesian Law Journal 151 (1 January 1974)
• Paliwala, Abdul --- "The Bougainville Agreement: Is a Deal a Deal?" [1974] MLJ 10; (1974) 2(2) Melanesian Law Journal 130 (1 January 1974)
• Seddon, Nicholas --- "Communications" [1974] MLJ 9; (1974) 2(2) Melanesian Law Journal 128 (1 January 1974)
• Editors --- "A note from the Editor" [1974] MLJ 8; (1974) 2(2) Melanesian Law Journal 125 (1 January 1974)
• Finney, Ben --- "Book Review: Big Men and Business - Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth in the New Guinea Highlands" [1974] MLJ 7; (1974) 2(1) Melanesian Law Journal 115 (1 January 1974)
• Aisa, Joseph --- "Comments on Legislation: The Public Order Ordinance 1970" [1974] MLJ 6; (1974) 2(1) Melanesian Law Journal 108 (1 January 1974)
• Lee, H.C. --- "An Archipelagic Claim for Papua New Guinea" [1974] MLJ 5; (1974) 2(1) Melanesian Law Journal 91 (1 January 1974)
• Noone, Michael --- "Preliminary Crimes: The Reform of Attempt and Conspiracy in Papua New Guinea" [1974] MLJ 4; (1974) 2(1) Melanesian Law Journal 66 (1 January 1974)
• Seddon, Nicholas --- "Reciprocity, Exchange and Contract" [1974] MLJ 3; (1974) 2(1) Melanesian Law Journal 48 (1 January 1974)
• Kassam, F.M. --- "Laws of Succession in Papua New Guinea: Some Reflections" [1974] MLJ 2; (1974) 2(1) Melanesian Law Journal 5 (1 January 1974)
• Editors --- "Editor's Note" [1974] MLJ 1; (1974) 2(1) Melanesian Law Journal 3 (1 January 1974)

January 1971

• Griffin, J.A.; O'Regan, R.S. --- "A Select Bibliography of Melanesian Law" [1971] MLJ 10; (1971) 1(2) Melanesian Law Journal 105 (1 January 1971)
• Young, L.K.; Fitzpatrick, P.G.; Griffin, J.A. --- "Book Reviews" [1971] MLJ 9; (1971) 1(2) Melanesian Law Journal 97 (1 January 1971)
• Goldring, J.L.; Griffin, J.A.; Young, L.K.; Bayne, P.J. --- "Case Law and Comment" [1971] MLJ 8; (1971) 1(2) Melanesian Law Journal 76 (1 January 1971)
• Los, K. --- "The Suitability of the Legal System and the Legal Method in Papua New Guinea" [1971] MLJ 7; (1971) 1(2) Melanesian Law Journal 73 (1 January 1971)
• Tarua, I.F. --- "Clan - A Commercial Legal Corporation?" [1971] MLJ 6; (1971) 1(2) Melanesian Law Journal 71 (1 January 1971)
• Brown, B.J. --- "Legal Research in New Guinea: some Aims, Problems and Tentative Answers" [1971] MLJ 5; (1971) 1(2) Melanesian Law Journal 60 (1 January 1971)
• Campbell, Enid --- "Papua New Guinea Government - Consideration of a Bill of Rights" [1971] MLJ 4; (1971) 1(2) Melanesian Law Journal 44 (1 January 1971)
• Hookey, J.F. --- "The Fiji Constitution of 1970" [1971] MLJ 3; (1971) 1(2) Melanesian Law Journal 38 (1 January 1971)
• Russell, T. --- "The 1970 Constitution for the British Solomon Islands" [1971] MLJ 2; (1971) 1(2) Melanesian Law Journal 28 (1 January 1971)
• Strathern, Marilyn --- "Legality or Legitimacy: Hageners' Perception of the Judicial System" [1971] MLJ 1; (1971) 1(2) Melanesian Law Journal 5 (1 January 1971)

January 1970

• Griffin, J.A. --- "Foreword" [1970] MLJ 8; (1970) 1(1) Melanesian Law Journal 3 (1 January 1970)
• Hookey, J.F.; Ross, Keith; Goldring, John L.; Moloney, Carolyn ---- "Book Reviews" [1970] MLJ 7; (1970) 1(1) Melanesian Law Journal 63 (1 January 1970)
• O'Neill, Nicholas; Keating, David G.M. --- "Case Note and Comment" [1970] MLJ 6; (1970) 1(1) Melanesian Law Journal 58 (1 January 1970)
• Epstein, A.L. --- "Procedure in the Study of Customary Law" [1970] MLJ 5; (1970) 1(1) Melanesian Law Journal 51 (1 January 1970)
• Lawrence, Peter --- "Law and Anthropology: The Need for Collaboration" [1970] MLJ 4; (1970) 1(1) Melanesian Law Journal 40 (1 January 1970)
• Griffin, John A. --- "Conflict of Inheritance Law and Custom in Nuigini" [1970] MLJ 3; (1970) 1(1) Melanesian Law Journal 29 (1 January 1970)
• Talasasa, F.M. --- "Settlement of Disputes in Customary Land in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate" [1970] MLJ 2; (1970) 1(1) Melanesian Law Journal 11 (1 January 1970)
• O'Regan, R.S. --- "Codes and Common Law in Papua and New Guinea" [1970] MLJ 1; (1970) 1(1) Melanesian Law Journal 5 (1 January 1970)