The Trials of Richard Goldstone / Daniel Terris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Terris, Daniel, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prosecution (International law)--Biography.

Prosecution (International law).

Judges--South Africa--Biography.

Judges.

Goldstone, Richard.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 367 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In June 2009, Richard Goldstone was a global hero, honored by the MacArthur Foundation for its prize in international justice. Four months later, he was called a "quisling" and compared to some of the worst traitors in human history. Why? Because this champion of human rights and international law chose to apply his commitments to fairness and truth to his own community. The Trials of Richard Goldstone tells the story of this extraordinary individual and the price he paid for his convictions. It describes how Goldstone, working as a judge in apartheid South Africa, helped to undermine this unjust system and later, at Nelson Mandela's request, led a commission that investigated cases of racial violence and intimidation. It also considers the international renown he received as the chief United Nations prosecutor for war crimes committed in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, the first tribunals to try political and military leaders on charges of genocide. Finally, it explores how Goldstone became a controversial figure in the wake of the Jewish jurist's powerful, but flawed, investigation of Israel for alleged war crimes in Gaza. Richard Goldstone's dramatic life story reveals that even in a world rife with prejudice, nationalism, and contempt for human rights, one courageous man can advance the cause of justice.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Abbreviations

Prologue: Icon and Pariah

1. Divisions

2. The Striver

3. Cracks in the Wall

4. Demonstrations

5. The Third Force

6. In the Footsteps of Robert Jackson

7. A Patchwork Court

8. Big Fish, Little Fish

9. The Paper Tiger

10. The Bargaining Chip

11. In the Dock

12. Rwanda

13. Globetrotte

14. Cast Lead

15. Gaza

16. The Goldstone Report

17. Outrage

18. Bar Mitzvah

19. Retraction

Epilogue: Legacies

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliographic Essay

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

9780813599977

0813599970

9780813599991

0813599997

OCLC:

1121057946