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Challenging the Mississippi firebombers : memories of Mississippi 1964-65 / / Jim Dann ; preface by John Harris
| Challenging the Mississippi firebombers : memories of Mississippi 1964-65 / / Jim Dann ; preface by John Harris |
| Autore | Dann Jim |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal : , : Baraka Books, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina | 323.408960730762 |
| Soggetto topico |
Civil rights movements - Mississippi - History - 20th century
Racism - United States - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-926824-88-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Table of Contents; List of Maps; Preface by John Harris; Introduction; 1 - A Trip from Los Angeles to Ohio ; 2 - The Training in Oxford, Ohio ; 3 - Our Base in Ruleville ; 4 - The Standoff in Drew ; 5 - Breakthrough in Indianola ; 6 - The Autumn Desegregation Offensive in Indianola ; 7 - The Klan Strikes Back ; 8 - A Winter to Keep On Pushing ; 9 - New Hopes and New Paths of Struggle ; 10 - Return to Mississippi ; Afterword by John Harris; Appendix - Organizations and Civil Rights Leaders Referred to; A Short Note on Sources
Acknowledgements Publisher's Note |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453209603321 |
Dann Jim
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| Montreal : , : Baraka Books, , [2013] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Challenging the Mississippi firebombers : memories of Mississippi 1964-65 / / Jim Dann ; preface by John Harris
| Challenging the Mississippi firebombers : memories of Mississippi 1964-65 / / Jim Dann ; preface by John Harris |
| Autore | Dann Jim |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal : , : Baraka Books, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina | 323.408960730762 |
| Soggetto topico |
Civil rights movements - Mississippi - History - 20th century
Racism - United States - History - 20th century |
| ISBN | 1-926824-88-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Table of Contents; List of Maps; Preface by John Harris; Introduction; 1 - A Trip from Los Angeles to Ohio ; 2 - The Training in Oxford, Ohio ; 3 - Our Base in Ruleville ; 4 - The Standoff in Drew ; 5 - Breakthrough in Indianola ; 6 - The Autumn Desegregation Offensive in Indianola ; 7 - The Klan Strikes Back ; 8 - A Winter to Keep On Pushing ; 9 - New Hopes and New Paths of Struggle ; 10 - Return to Mississippi ; Afterword by John Harris; Appendix - Organizations and Civil Rights Leaders Referred to; A Short Note on Sources
Acknowledgements Publisher's Note |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790627003321 |
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Dann Jim
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| Montreal : , : Baraka Books, , [2013] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Going too far [[electronic resource] ] : essays about America's nervous breakdown / / Ishmael Reed
| Going too far [[electronic resource] ] : essays about America's nervous breakdown / / Ishmael Reed |
| Autore | Reed Ishmael <1938-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montréal, : Baraka Books, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina |
300
305.896073 |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Social conditions - 21st century
African Americans in popular culture Racism - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-926824-59-8
1-926824-58-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; INTRODUCTION; Going There; PART I Chief Executive and Chief Exorcist, Too?; President Obama and the New Secession; BLACK MEN AND THE WHITE LEFT Why Some White Progressives Make Me Sick; What Progressives Don't Understand About Obama; OBAMA, HIS "BASE" AND THE JIM CROW MEDIA Joan Walsh's Twitter Brawl With Herself; VOTING WITH HARD HATS Brown Shirts, Black Shirts, T-Shirts; Ethnic Studies in the Age of the Tea Party; My School Curricula; The Beginnings of Black Studies; The Age of the Tea Party; TWO TEA BAGGERS A Fly on the Wall
PART II "Coonery and Buffoonery"HOLLYWOOD'S ENDURING MYTH OF THE BLACK MALE SEXUAL PREDATOR The Selling of Precious; Fade to White; The NAACP House of Shame; The Wire Goes to College; Diminutive Playwright Tackles Criminal Justice Dragon; Trouble Beside the Bay; "She Wanted It"; PART III As Relayed By Themselves; BEING BLACK AND "DIFFICULT" IN HOLLYWOOD An Interview with Lou Gossett, Jr.1; At Work: Ishmael Reed on Juice!; THE RETURN OF THE NIGGER BREAKERS: A GHETTO READING AND WRITTING RAT RESPONDS TO HIS CRITICS Jill Nelson Interviews Ishmael Reed; An Interview with Terry McMillan MUSICIAN AND COMPOSER WITHOUT BORDERS An Interview with David Murray WHERE ARE THE "PIRATES" COMING FROM? An Interview with Nuruddin Farah; WATERMILL AT GDANSK The U.S. Puts Its Best Foot Forward |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453236603321 |
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Reed Ishmael <1938->
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| Montréal, : Baraka Books, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Going too far [[electronic resource] ] : essays about America's nervous breakdown / / Ishmael Reed
| Going too far [[electronic resource] ] : essays about America's nervous breakdown / / Ishmael Reed |
| Autore | Reed Ishmael <1938-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montréal, : Baraka Books, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina |
300
305.896073 |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Social conditions - 21st century
African Americans in popular culture Racism - United States |
| ISBN |
1-926824-59-8
1-926824-58-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; INTRODUCTION; Going There; PART I Chief Executive and Chief Exorcist, Too?; President Obama and the New Secession; BLACK MEN AND THE WHITE LEFT Why Some White Progressives Make Me Sick; What Progressives Don't Understand About Obama; OBAMA, HIS "BASE" AND THE JIM CROW MEDIA Joan Walsh's Twitter Brawl With Herself; VOTING WITH HARD HATS Brown Shirts, Black Shirts, T-Shirts; Ethnic Studies in the Age of the Tea Party; My School Curricula; The Beginnings of Black Studies; The Age of the Tea Party; TWO TEA BAGGERS A Fly on the Wall
PART II "Coonery and Buffoonery"HOLLYWOOD'S ENDURING MYTH OF THE BLACK MALE SEXUAL PREDATOR The Selling of Precious; Fade to White; The NAACP House of Shame; The Wire Goes to College; Diminutive Playwright Tackles Criminal Justice Dragon; Trouble Beside the Bay; "She Wanted It"; PART III As Relayed By Themselves; BEING BLACK AND "DIFFICULT" IN HOLLYWOOD An Interview with Lou Gossett, Jr.1; At Work: Ishmael Reed on Juice!; THE RETURN OF THE NIGGER BREAKERS: A GHETTO READING AND WRITTING RAT RESPONDS TO HIS CRITICS Jill Nelson Interviews Ishmael Reed; An Interview with Terry McMillan MUSICIAN AND COMPOSER WITHOUT BORDERS An Interview with David Murray WHERE ARE THE "PIRATES" COMING FROM? An Interview with Nuruddin Farah; WATERMILL AT GDANSK The U.S. Puts Its Best Foot Forward |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790626803321 |
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Reed Ishmael <1938->
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| Montréal, : Baraka Books, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inuit and Whalers on Baffin Island Through German Eyes [[electronic resource] ] : Wilhelm Weike's Arctic Journal and Letters (1883–84)
| Inuit and Whalers on Baffin Island Through German Eyes [[electronic resource] ] : Wilhelm Weike's Arctic Journal and Letters (1883–84) |
| Autore | Gieseking Bernd |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baraka Books, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Disciplina |
917.19/52042
917.1952042 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Müller-WilleLudguer
BarrWilliam |
| Soggetto topico |
Baffin Island (Nunavut) - Description and travel
Baffin Island (Nunavut) - Social life and customs - 19th century Baffin, IÌ‚le de (Nunavut) -- Descriptions et voyages Boas, Franz - Travel - Nunavut - Baffin Island Boas, Franz - Voyages - Nunavut - Baffin, Ile de Boas, Franz, 1858-1942 -- Travel -- Nunavut -- Baffin Island Inuit - Nunavut - Baffin Island - Social life and customs - 19th century Inuits - Nunavut - Baffin, Ile de - Murs et coutumes - 19e siecle Inuit - Social life and customs - 19th century - Baffin Island - Nunavut Whaling ships - History - 19th century - Baffin Island - Nunavut Gender & Ethnic Studies Social Sciences Ethnic & Race Studies |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-926824-45-8
1-926824-46-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""LIST OF FIGURES""; ""PREFACE""; ""The arctic year of an ordinary German""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Wilhelm Weike with Franz Boasamong Inuit and whalers � duties and chronicling""; ""PART I""; ""WILHELM WEIKE""; ""Arctic Journal and Letters(1883-1884)""; ""Preparations and voyageon board the Germania (June 10 to August 27, 1883)""; ""About sea and ice � Letters fromon board the Germania (July 6 to August 26)""; ""Among Inuit, whalers, and polar researchers (August 28 to September 16)""; ""Boat trips and hikes(17 September to 22 October)""
""From an alien world�Letters from Qeqerten(August 28 to September 25)""""Life and death at Qeqerten (October 23 to December 10)""; ""On the ice and in iglus in Cumberland Sound(11 December 1883 to 7 January 1884)""; ""Frostbite and recovery at Qeqerten (January 8 to April 10)""; ""By dog team over Kingnait Passand along Davis Strait(April 11 to July 18)""; ""Waiting for the whaling ships at Qivitung (July 19 to August 24)""; ""Homeward voyage on board the Wolf (August 25 to September 1)""; ""Back in Germany�Correspondence with Franz Boas (1884-1889)""; ""PART 2""; ""WILHELM WEIKE"" ""Pleasures and leisure-time""""Health and illness""; ""Insights into Inuit culture""; ""Alcohol�the questionable drink of the Qallunaat""; ""Return to Minden�readjusting and marriage (October 1884 to December 1885)""; ""Move to and life in Berlin (1886-1917)""; ""Messages to and from Baffin Island (1884-1886)""; ""Wilhelm Weike through Franz Boas� eyes""; ""The Inuit and the Arctic�the Boasian enigma""; ""And who was Wilhelm Weike?""; ""Finale""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Individuals""; ""Institutions""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480819103321 |
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Gieseking Bernd
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| Baraka Books, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inuit and whalers on Baffin Island through German eyes : Wilhelm Weike's Arctic journal and letters (1883-1884) / / Ludger Müller-Wille and Bernd Gieseking
| Inuit and whalers on Baffin Island through German eyes : Wilhelm Weike's Arctic journal and letters (1883-1884) / / Ludger Müller-Wille and Bernd Gieseking |
| Autore | Müller-Wille Ludger |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal : , : Baraka Books, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.20899712 |
| Soggetto topico |
Inuit - Social life and customs
Manners and customs Travel |
| ISBN |
1-926824-45-8
1-926824-46-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""LIST OF FIGURES""; ""PREFACE""; ""The arctic year of an ordinary German""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Wilhelm Weike with Franz Boasamong Inuit and whalers � duties and chronicling""; ""PART I""; ""WILHELM WEIKE""; ""Arctic Journal and Letters(1883-1884)""; ""Preparations and voyageon board the Germania (June 10 to August 27, 1883)""; ""About sea and ice � Letters fromon board the Germania (July 6 to August 26)""; ""Among Inuit, whalers, and polar researchers (August 28 to September 16)""; ""Boat trips and hikes(17 September to 22 October)""
""From an alien world�Letters from Qeqerten(August 28 to September 25)""""Life and death at Qeqerten (October 23 to December 10)""; ""On the ice and in iglus in Cumberland Sound(11 December 1883 to 7 January 1884)""; ""Frostbite and recovery at Qeqerten (January 8 to April 10)""; ""By dog team over Kingnait Passand along Davis Strait(April 11 to July 18)""; ""Waiting for the whaling ships at Qivitung (July 19 to August 24)""; ""Homeward voyage on board the Wolf (August 25 to September 1)""; ""Back in Germany�Correspondence with Franz Boas (1884-1889)""; ""PART 2""; ""WILHELM WEIKE"" ""Pleasures and leisure-time""""Health and illness""; ""Insights into Inuit culture""; ""Alcohol�the questionable drink of the Qallunaat""; ""Return to Minden�readjusting and marriage (October 1884 to December 1885)""; ""Move to and life in Berlin (1886-1917)""; ""Messages to and from Baffin Island (1884-1886)""; ""Wilhelm Weike through Franz Boas� eyes""; ""The Inuit and the Arctic�the Boasian enigma""; ""And who was Wilhelm Weike?""; ""Finale""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Individuals""; ""Institutions""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790789203321 |
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Müller-Wille Ludger
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| Montreal : , : Baraka Books, , [2011] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inuit and whalers on Baffin Island through German eyes : Wilhelm Weike's Arctic journal and letters (1883-1884) / / Ludger Müller-Wille and Bernd Gieseking
| Inuit and whalers on Baffin Island through German eyes : Wilhelm Weike's Arctic journal and letters (1883-1884) / / Ludger Müller-Wille and Bernd Gieseking |
| Autore | Müller-Wille Ludger |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal : , : Baraka Books, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.20899712 |
| Soggetto topico |
Inuit - Social life and customs
Manners and customs Travel |
| ISBN |
1-926824-45-8
1-926824-46-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""LIST OF FIGURES""; ""PREFACE""; ""The arctic year of an ordinary German""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Wilhelm Weike with Franz Boasamong Inuit and whalers � duties and chronicling""; ""PART I""; ""WILHELM WEIKE""; ""Arctic Journal and Letters(1883-1884)""; ""Preparations and voyageon board the Germania (June 10 to August 27, 1883)""; ""About sea and ice � Letters fromon board the Germania (July 6 to August 26)""; ""Among Inuit, whalers, and polar researchers (August 28 to September 16)""; ""Boat trips and hikes(17 September to 22 October)""
""From an alien world�Letters from Qeqerten(August 28 to September 25)""""Life and death at Qeqerten (October 23 to December 10)""; ""On the ice and in iglus in Cumberland Sound(11 December 1883 to 7 January 1884)""; ""Frostbite and recovery at Qeqerten (January 8 to April 10)""; ""By dog team over Kingnait Passand along Davis Strait(April 11 to July 18)""; ""Waiting for the whaling ships at Qivitung (July 19 to August 24)""; ""Homeward voyage on board the Wolf (August 25 to September 1)""; ""Back in Germany�Correspondence with Franz Boas (1884-1889)""; ""PART 2""; ""WILHELM WEIKE"" ""Pleasures and leisure-time""""Health and illness""; ""Insights into Inuit culture""; ""Alcohol�the questionable drink of the Qallunaat""; ""Return to Minden�readjusting and marriage (October 1884 to December 1885)""; ""Move to and life in Berlin (1886-1917)""; ""Messages to and from Baffin Island (1884-1886)""; ""Wilhelm Weike through Franz Boas� eyes""; ""The Inuit and the Arctic�the Boasian enigma""; ""And who was Wilhelm Weike?""; ""Finale""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Individuals""; ""Institutions""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820310803321 |
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Müller-Wille Ludger
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| Montreal : , : Baraka Books, , [2011] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Justice Belied : the unbalanced scales of international criminal justice / / edited by Sébastien Chartrand and John Philpot
| Justice Belied : the unbalanced scales of international criminal justice / / edited by Sébastien Chartrand and John Philpot |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montréal, Québec : , : Baraka Books, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
| Disciplina | 340.5609 |
| Soggetto topico |
Criminal law - Research
Civil law - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-926824-79-2
1-77186-028-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Acronyms; Introduction; PART I; International Criminal Justice in the Eyes of Africans and African Americans; 1 African Court and International Criminal Courts: Discriminatory International Justice and the Quest for a New World Judicial Order; Introduction; Selective and Discriminatory Justice in Context; The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: A Victors' Court; Backdoor Attempts to Eternalise Victors' Justice; The Special Court for Sierra Leone; The ICC: The Price of Selective and Discriminatory Justice
The African Court, the ICC, Universal Jurisdiction, and the Challenges AheadConclusion; Notes; 2 The Ailing Empire's Full Spectrum Dominance; Note; 3 Victoire Ingabire: Chronology of a Pinochet-style Case of Repression; Notes; 4 The Fabrication of Evidence before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; The Rwandan Law on Guilty Plea, Confession, and Forgiveness; Witness Protection; Witness Proofing; Notes; 5 Charles Taylor: The Special Courtfor Sierra Leone and Questionable Verdicts; Introduction; Alleged Credible Examples for Future Trials Questionable Legal Justification of Evidential FindingsFindings in Other Trials; Test of Judicial Scrutiny; Conclusion; Notes; 6 The Seven Challenges for Truthand Justice in Rwanda; Five Burdens; Seven Challenges; 7 The ICC and Kenya: Going Beyond the Rhetoric; Introduction; Beyond the Rhetoric; Stepping on Sensitive Political, Ethnic, and Cultural Nerves; The Political Card; Conclusion; Notes; PART II; The ad hoc InternationalCriminal Tribunals; 8 The Heart of Dark Jurisprudence; Highly Questionable Results; A Cloud of Secrecy; The Case for an Independent Review: The East Timor Precedent National Jurisdictions: To Disclose or Not to DiscloseAcquittals: A Double Standard Prevails; Conclusion; Notes; 9 Prosecutorial Failure to Disclose Exculpatory Material: A Death Knell to Fairness; Introduction; Rule 68: Does it "Level the Playing Field" Between Prosecution and Defence?; The "Military II" Case: Disclosure "As soon as practicable"??; Notes; 10 Lessons Learned from the Bad Beginnings of The International Tribunal for Rwanda; Disorganisation and Causes of Conflict; Power Struggles; Racial and Ethnic Internal Conflicts; Absence of Working Tools Complaints, Denunciations, and Requests for Investigation by Families of VictimsProblems of Language and Communication; Communications; Recruitment; Government Pressure; Financial Administration and Corruption; Waste; Embezzlement, Theft, and Corruption; Complaint to the Secretary General and Request for Investigation; Results and Consequences of the Investigations; And the Good Staff?; Notes; 11 The Dubious Heritage of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; Impunity; Firing a Wayward Prosecutor; Referral to National Courts and Rwandan impunity; Myths and Lies The War: An Internal or International Conflict? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463504203321 |
| Montréal, Québec : , : Baraka Books, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Justice Belied : the unbalanced scales of international criminal justice / / edited by Sébastien Chartrand and John Philpot
| Justice Belied : the unbalanced scales of international criminal justice / / edited by Sébastien Chartrand and John Philpot |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montréal, Québec : , : Baraka Books, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
| Disciplina | 340.5609 |
| Soggetto topico |
Criminal law - Research
Civil law - History |
| ISBN |
1-926824-79-2
1-77186-028-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Acronyms; Introduction; PART I; International Criminal Justice in the Eyes of Africans and African Americans; 1 African Court and International Criminal Courts: Discriminatory International Justice and the Quest for a New World Judicial Order; Introduction; Selective and Discriminatory Justice in Context; The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: A Victors' Court; Backdoor Attempts to Eternalise Victors' Justice; The Special Court for Sierra Leone; The ICC: The Price of Selective and Discriminatory Justice
The African Court, the ICC, Universal Jurisdiction, and the Challenges AheadConclusion; Notes; 2 The Ailing Empire's Full Spectrum Dominance; Note; 3 Victoire Ingabire: Chronology of a Pinochet-style Case of Repression; Notes; 4 The Fabrication of Evidence before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; The Rwandan Law on Guilty Plea, Confession, and Forgiveness; Witness Protection; Witness Proofing; Notes; 5 Charles Taylor: The Special Courtfor Sierra Leone and Questionable Verdicts; Introduction; Alleged Credible Examples for Future Trials Questionable Legal Justification of Evidential FindingsFindings in Other Trials; Test of Judicial Scrutiny; Conclusion; Notes; 6 The Seven Challenges for Truthand Justice in Rwanda; Five Burdens; Seven Challenges; 7 The ICC and Kenya: Going Beyond the Rhetoric; Introduction; Beyond the Rhetoric; Stepping on Sensitive Political, Ethnic, and Cultural Nerves; The Political Card; Conclusion; Notes; PART II; The ad hoc InternationalCriminal Tribunals; 8 The Heart of Dark Jurisprudence; Highly Questionable Results; A Cloud of Secrecy; The Case for an Independent Review: The East Timor Precedent National Jurisdictions: To Disclose or Not to DiscloseAcquittals: A Double Standard Prevails; Conclusion; Notes; 9 Prosecutorial Failure to Disclose Exculpatory Material: A Death Knell to Fairness; Introduction; Rule 68: Does it "Level the Playing Field" Between Prosecution and Defence?; The "Military II" Case: Disclosure "As soon as practicable"??; Notes; 10 Lessons Learned from the Bad Beginnings of The International Tribunal for Rwanda; Disorganisation and Causes of Conflict; Power Struggles; Racial and Ethnic Internal Conflicts; Absence of Working Tools Complaints, Denunciations, and Requests for Investigation by Families of VictimsProblems of Language and Communication; Communications; Recruitment; Government Pressure; Financial Administration and Corruption; Waste; Embezzlement, Theft, and Corruption; Complaint to the Secretary General and Request for Investigation; Results and Consequences of the Investigations; And the Good Staff?; Notes; 11 The Dubious Heritage of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; Impunity; Firing a Wayward Prosecutor; Referral to National Courts and Rwandan impunity; Myths and Lies The War: An Internal or International Conflict? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787939403321 |
| Montréal, Québec : , : Baraka Books, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Justice Belied : the unbalanced scales of international criminal justice / / edited by Sébastien Chartrand and John Philpot
| Justice Belied : the unbalanced scales of international criminal justice / / edited by Sébastien Chartrand and John Philpot |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montréal, Québec : , : Baraka Books, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
| Disciplina | 340.5609 |
| Soggetto topico |
Criminal law - Research
Civil law - History |
| ISBN |
1-926824-79-2
1-77186-028-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Acronyms; Introduction; PART I; International Criminal Justice in the Eyes of Africans and African Americans; 1 African Court and International Criminal Courts: Discriminatory International Justice and the Quest for a New World Judicial Order; Introduction; Selective and Discriminatory Justice in Context; The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: A Victors' Court; Backdoor Attempts to Eternalise Victors' Justice; The Special Court for Sierra Leone; The ICC: The Price of Selective and Discriminatory Justice
The African Court, the ICC, Universal Jurisdiction, and the Challenges AheadConclusion; Notes; 2 The Ailing Empire's Full Spectrum Dominance; Note; 3 Victoire Ingabire: Chronology of a Pinochet-style Case of Repression; Notes; 4 The Fabrication of Evidence before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; The Rwandan Law on Guilty Plea, Confession, and Forgiveness; Witness Protection; Witness Proofing; Notes; 5 Charles Taylor: The Special Courtfor Sierra Leone and Questionable Verdicts; Introduction; Alleged Credible Examples for Future Trials Questionable Legal Justification of Evidential FindingsFindings in Other Trials; Test of Judicial Scrutiny; Conclusion; Notes; 6 The Seven Challenges for Truthand Justice in Rwanda; Five Burdens; Seven Challenges; 7 The ICC and Kenya: Going Beyond the Rhetoric; Introduction; Beyond the Rhetoric; Stepping on Sensitive Political, Ethnic, and Cultural Nerves; The Political Card; Conclusion; Notes; PART II; The ad hoc InternationalCriminal Tribunals; 8 The Heart of Dark Jurisprudence; Highly Questionable Results; A Cloud of Secrecy; The Case for an Independent Review: The East Timor Precedent National Jurisdictions: To Disclose or Not to DiscloseAcquittals: A Double Standard Prevails; Conclusion; Notes; 9 Prosecutorial Failure to Disclose Exculpatory Material: A Death Knell to Fairness; Introduction; Rule 68: Does it "Level the Playing Field" Between Prosecution and Defence?; The "Military II" Case: Disclosure "As soon as practicable"??; Notes; 10 Lessons Learned from the Bad Beginnings of The International Tribunal for Rwanda; Disorganisation and Causes of Conflict; Power Struggles; Racial and Ethnic Internal Conflicts; Absence of Working Tools Complaints, Denunciations, and Requests for Investigation by Families of VictimsProblems of Language and Communication; Communications; Recruitment; Government Pressure; Financial Administration and Corruption; Waste; Embezzlement, Theft, and Corruption; Complaint to the Secretary General and Request for Investigation; Results and Consequences of the Investigations; And the Good Staff?; Notes; 11 The Dubious Heritage of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; Impunity; Firing a Wayward Prosecutor; Referral to National Courts and Rwandan impunity; Myths and Lies The War: An Internal or International Conflict? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814558503321 |
| Montréal, Québec : , : Baraka Books, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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