ABSTRACT
This book explores why and how many Kurds continue to follow their alternative dispute resolution practices when they migrate to a large Western city such as London. As they emerge from the suppression of the official Turkish legal system and embrace many aspects of modern Western life, Kurds in London have remained true to many of their traditional norms and values. In their new circumstances they have adapted their legal customary practices, developing an innovative approach to dispute processing, rather than strictly following official UK legal processes. This book focuses specifically on one element of their diversity: the unofficial Kurdish Peace Committee (KPC) model of alternative dispute resolution, as developed and practised by members of the Kurdish community living in London. For the first time the workings of the KPC are closely examined in the context of the customs and practices of the Kurdish community.
