Justice, legality, and the rule of law : lessons from the Pitcairn prosecutions /
Justice, legality, and the rule of law : lessons from the Pitcairn prosecutions /
edited by Dawn Oliver.
- xxiv, 295 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-283) and index.
Problems on Pitcairn / The Pitcairn prosecutions, paper legal systems, and the rule of law / Pitcairn's tortured past : a legal history / Pitcairn Island law : a peculiar case of the diffusion of the common law / The Pitcairn prosecutions : an assessment of their historical context by reference to the provisions of public international law / 'A million mutinies now' : why claims of cultural uniqueness cannot be used to justify violations of basic human rights / Rights and duties on Pitcairn Island / Legality, reciprocity, and the criminal law on Pitcairn / Dawn Oliver -- Dawn Oliver -- Andrew Lewis -- Gordon Woodman -- Dino Kritsiotis and A.W.B. Simpson -- Colm O'Cinneide -- George Letsas -- Stephen Guest.
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.
0199568669 9780199568666
2009023761
Law--Pitcairn Islands
Common law--Reception--Pitcairn Islands
Law--Colonies--Great Britain
Trials (Rape)--Pitcairn Islands
Human rights--Pitcairn Islands
Criminal liability--Pitcairn Islands
KWL46.7 / .J87 2009
349.9618
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-283) and index.
Problems on Pitcairn / The Pitcairn prosecutions, paper legal systems, and the rule of law / Pitcairn's tortured past : a legal history / Pitcairn Island law : a peculiar case of the diffusion of the common law / The Pitcairn prosecutions : an assessment of their historical context by reference to the provisions of public international law / 'A million mutinies now' : why claims of cultural uniqueness cannot be used to justify violations of basic human rights / Rights and duties on Pitcairn Island / Legality, reciprocity, and the criminal law on Pitcairn / Dawn Oliver -- Dawn Oliver -- Andrew Lewis -- Gordon Woodman -- Dino Kritsiotis and A.W.B. Simpson -- Colm O'Cinneide -- George Letsas -- Stephen Guest.
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.
0199568669 9780199568666
2009023761
Law--Pitcairn Islands
Common law--Reception--Pitcairn Islands
Law--Colonies--Great Britain
Trials (Rape)--Pitcairn Islands
Human rights--Pitcairn Islands
Criminal liability--Pitcairn Islands
KWL46.7 / .J87 2009
349.9618