LEADER 03604nam 22006972 450 001 9910454793703321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a0-511-84757-2 010 $a1-107-20915-3 010 $a1-107-66619-8 010 $a9786612386497 010 $a1-282-38649-2 010 $a0-511-64090-0 010 $a0-511-64158-3 010 $a0-511-63914-7 010 $a0-511-63807-8 010 $a0-511-64022-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000811460 035 $a(EBL)464884 035 $a(OCoLC)609846210 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000358584 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11260055 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000358584 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10378235 035 $a(PQKB)11786483 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511642173 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC464884 035 $a(PPN)184490200 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL464884 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10356403 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL238649 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000811460 100 $a20091012d2009|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCulture under cross-examination $einternational justice and the special court for Sierra Leone /$fTim Kelsall$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2009. 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 298 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge studies in law and society 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-511-64217-2 311 $a0-521-76778-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhite 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. 330 $aThe international community created the Special Court for Sierra Leone to prosecute those who bore the greatest responsibility for crimes committed during the country's devastating civil war. In this book Tim Kelsall examines some of the challenges posed by the fact that the Court operated in a largely unfamiliar culture, in which the way local people thought about rights, agency and truth-telling sometimes differed radically from the way international lawyers think about these things. By applying an anthro-political perspective to the trials, he unveils a variety of ethical, epistemological, jurisprudential and procedural problems, arguing that although touted as a promising hybrid, the Court failed in crucial ways to adapt to the local culture concerned. Culture matters, and international justice requires a more dialogical, multicultural approach. 410 0$aCambridge studies in law and society. 606 $aInternational criminal courts$zSierra Leone 606 $aWar crime trials$xSocial aspects$zSierra Leone 615 0$aInternational criminal courts 615 0$aWar crime trials$xSocial aspects 676 $a345.664/01 700 $aKelsall$b Tim$f1970-$0675074 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454793703321 996 $aCulture under cross-examination$92465148 997 $aUNINA