Culture under cross-examination : international justice and the special court for Sierra Leone /

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Author / Creator:	Kelsall, Tim, 1970-
Imprint:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 298 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge studies in law and society Cambridge studies in law and society.
Subject:	Special Court for Sierra Leone. Special Court for Sierra Leone. International criminal courts -- Netherlands. International criminal courts -- Sierra Leone. War crime trials -- Social aspects -- Sierra Leone. War crime trials -- Social aspects -- Netherlands. International criminal courts. War crime trials -- Social aspects. Netherlands. Sierra Leone.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11824155

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ISBN:	9780511641589 0511641583 9780511642173 0511642172 1107666198 9781107666191 9780521767781 0521767784 9781107666191
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-284) and index. Print version record.
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. 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
Other form:	Print version: Kelsall, Tim, 1970- Culture under cross-examination. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009 9780521767781

Table of Contents:

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.

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