Culture under cross-examination : international justice and the special court for Sierra Leone /
"The international community created the Special Court for Sierra Leone to prosecute those who bore the greatest responsibility for crimes committed during the country's devastating civil war. Tim Kelsall examines some of the challenges posed by the fact that the Court operated in a largel...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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Colección: | Cambridge studies in law and society.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "The international community created the Special Court for Sierra Leone to prosecute those who bore the greatest responsibility for crimes committed during the country's devastating civil war. Tim Kelsall examines some of the challenges posed by the fact that the Court operated in a largely unfamiliar culture, in which the way local people thought about rights, agency and truth-telling sometimes differed radically from the way international lawyers think about these things. By applying an anthro-political perspective to the trials, he unveils a variety of ethical, epistemological, jurisprudential and procedural problems, arguing that although touted as a promising hybrid, the Court failed in crucial ways to adapt to the local culture concerned. Culture matters, and international justice requires a more dialogical, multicultural approach"--Provided by publisher |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 298 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-284) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780511641589 0511641583 9780511642173 0511642172 1107666198 9781107666191 0511847572 9780511847578 1107209153 9781107209152 9786612386497 6612386495 1282386492 9781282386495 0511640900 9780511640902 0511639147 9780511639142 0511638078 9780511638077 0511640226 9780511640223 |