Justice, legality, and the rule of law : lessons from the Pitcairn prosecutions
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0199568669
ISBN 13
9780199568666
DDC
349.961
Category
United Kingdom
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Publication Year
2009
Publisher
Pages
xxiv, 295 pages
Subject
Pitcairn Islands
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Abstract
In 2004 six Pitcairn men were convicted of numerous offences against girls and young women, but what right did the British government have to initiate these prosecutions? Was it fair given that no laws had been published on the island? Indeed, what law was there on this island? This book explores the issues raised by the Pitcairn case." - Voila
Description
Contents:
Problems on Pitcairn / Dawn Oliver -- The Pitcairn prosecutions, paper legal systems, and the rule of law / Dawn Oliver -- Pitcairn's tortured past : a legal history / Andrew Lewis -- Pitcairn Island law : a peculiar case of the diffusion of the common law / Gordon Woodman -- The Pitcairn prosecutions : an assessment of their historical context by reference to the provisions of public international law / Dino Kritsiotis and A.W.B. Simpson -- 'A million mutinies now' : why claims of cultural uniqueness cannot be used to justify violations of basic human rights / Colm O'Cinneide -- Rights and duties on Pitcairn Island / George Letsas -- Legality, reciprocity, and the criminal law on Pitcairn / Stephen Guest.
Problems on Pitcairn / Dawn Oliver -- The Pitcairn prosecutions, paper legal systems, and the rule of law / Dawn Oliver -- Pitcairn's tortured past : a legal history / Andrew Lewis -- Pitcairn Island law : a peculiar case of the diffusion of the common law / Gordon Woodman -- The Pitcairn prosecutions : an assessment of their historical context by reference to the provisions of public international law / Dino Kritsiotis and A.W.B. Simpson -- 'A million mutinies now' : why claims of cultural uniqueness cannot be used to justify violations of basic human rights / Colm O'Cinneide -- Rights and duties on Pitcairn Island / George Letsas -- Legality, reciprocity, and the criminal law on Pitcairn / Stephen Guest.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-283) and index.
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