RT Book
T1 Culture under cross-examination: international justice and the special court for Sierra Leone
T2 Cambridge studies in law and society
A1 Kelsall, Tim 1970-
LA English
PP Cambridge u.a.
PB Cambridge Univ. Press
YR 2009
ED 1. publ.
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/607737778
AB 1. White man's justice? Sierra Leone and the expanding project of international law; 2. The story of the CDF trial; 3. An unconventional army: chains of command in a patrimonial society; 4. Facts, metaphysics and mysticism: magical powers and the law; 5. We cannot accept any cultural consideration: the child soldiers charge; 6. 'He's not very forthright': finding the facts in a culture of secrecy; 7. Cultural issues in the RUF, AFRC, and Charles Taylor trials; 8. Conclusion: from legal imperialism to dialogics
AB "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
CN KZ1208.S53
SN 0521767784
SN 9780521767781
K1 Special Court for Sierra Leone
K1 International criminal courts : Sierra Leone
K1 War crime trials : Social aspects : Sierra Leone
K1 Bürgerkrieg
K1 Strafverfolgung
K1 Strafgericht
K1 Kultur
K1 Einflussgröße
K1 Wert
K1 Norm : Ethik
K1 Kulturstandard
K1 Militär
K1 Miliz
K1 Menschenrechtsverletzung
K1 Kind
K1 Soldat
K1 Vergangenheitsbewältigung
K1 Sierra Leone
K1 Special Court for Sierra Leone : Interkulturelle Kompetenz