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The president on trial : prosecuting Hissène Habré / edited by Sharon Weill, Kim Thuy Seelinger, Kerstin Bree Carlson.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Habré, Hissein.
- Trials (Crimes against humanity)--Senegal.
- Trials (Crimes against humanity).
- War crimes trials--Senegal.
- War crimes trials.
- Crimes against humanity (International law).
- Crimes against humanity--Chad--History--20th century.
- Crimes against humanity.
- War crimes--Chad--History--20th century.
- War crimes.
- Political crimes and offenses--Chad--History--20th century.
- Political crimes and offenses.
- Chambres africaines extraordinaires.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (464 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- By some accounts, the trial and conviction of Hissène Habré is the most significant achievement global criminal justice has enjoyed in the past decade. Simply creating a court and commencing a trial against a deposed head of state was an extraordinary success. The ad hoc tribunal set up in Senegal exceeded expectations, working on time, within budget, with no murdered witnesses or self-dealing officials. This achievement is particularly meaningful in the current climate, where we are witnessing a 'backlash' against international criminal justice. This book presents the Habré trial and its impact using a novel structure of first person accounts and academic analysis, presenting both local and international perspectives through distinct but inter-locking parts. It offers empirical source material followed by expert analysis.
- Contents:
- The trial as told by its actors
- Reflections on the significance of the Habré case and beyond.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-189081-2
- 0-19-260225-X
- 0-19-260226-8
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