Culture under cross-examination
international justice and the special court for Sierra Leone
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Author
Publication
2009 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
Language
English
Word Count
74,500 words, Guess
Page Count
298 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL24094290M
- ISBN-139780521767781
- ISBN-100521767784
- OCLC Control Number319494966
- OCLC Control Number542727255
and 2 more
- OCLC Control Numbercultureundercros0000kels
- Library of Congress Control Number2009025731
Classifications
- DDC345.664/01
- LCCKZ1208.S53 A154 2009
Description
"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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- Cambridge studies in law and society
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