Culture under cross-examination : international justice and the special court for Sierra Leone / Tim Kelsall.
2009
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Culture under cross-examination : international justice and the special court for Sierra Leone / Tim Kelsall.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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1 online resource (xiv, 298 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Series
Cambridge studies in law and society.
Formatted Contents Note
White man's justice? : Sierra Leone and the expanding project of international law
The story of the CDF trial
An unconventional army : chains of command in a patrimonial society
Facts, metaphysics and mysticism : magical powers and the law
We cannot accept any cultural consideration : the child soldiers charge
"He's not very forthright" : finding the facts in a culture of secrecy
Cultural issues in the RUF, AFRC and Charles Taylor trials
Conclusion : from legal imperialism to dialogics.
The story of the CDF trial
An unconventional army : chains of command in a patrimonial society
Facts, metaphysics and mysticism : magical powers and the law
We cannot accept any cultural consideration : the child soldiers charge
"He's not very forthright" : finding the facts in a culture of secrecy
Cultural issues in the RUF, AFRC and Charles Taylor trials
Conclusion : from legal imperialism to dialogics.
Summary
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. In this book 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.
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Cambridge Core.
Language
English
ISBN
9780511642173 ebook
9780521767781 (hardback)
9781107666191 (paperback)
9780521767781 (hardback)
9781107666191 (paperback)
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