JUSTICE THROUGH MEDIATION REVITALIZING INFORMAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

The present study is an attempt to assess the scope of revival of Jirga or Panchayat, an important part of Informal Justice System, in the Pakistan. The data was gathered, using a structured questionnaire and interviews, from the sampling frame Law College, and Bahria university of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, respectively. A sample of 51 respondents was selected purposely. Majority of them were affiliated with legal studies i.e. law degree. It was observed that the government is fairly active in trying to revitalize the informal justice system in rural areas of Pakistan. According to the findings mediation has been found to significantly and positively affect justice provision as the government justice system is time consuming and requires a lot of money. Moreover, it was revealed that rape cases have increased in the last few decades as the grass root level; informal panchayat system has visibly collapsed.