Standing Up for Justice
Title | Standing Up for Justice PDF eBook |
Author | Theodor Meron |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2021-03-25 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0192608622 |
This is a book about international criminal justice written by one of its foremost practitioners and academic thinkers, Judge Theodor Meron. For two decades, Judge Meron has been at the heart of the international criminal justice system, serving as President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and a Judge of the Appeals Chambers of the ICTY and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Drawing on this experience, and his life and career before serving as an international judge, Judge Meron reflects on some of the key questions facing the international criminal justice system. In the opening chapter, Judge Meron writes vividly about his childhood experiences in Poland during World War II, his education, career with the Israeli Foreign Ministry, and subsequent move into academia in the United States. The book continues with Meron's reflections on what it means to transform from a law professor into an international criminal judge, and shifts focus to the criminal courtroom, addressing topics such as the judicial function, the rule of law, and the principle of fairness in trying atrocity crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Judge Meron discusses judicial independence and impartiality in international criminal courts, shedding light on the mystery of judicial decision-making and deliberations. Notably, he addresses the controversial subjects of acquittals and the early release of prisoners. Although acquittals are often seen as a failure of international justice, Judge Meron argues that legal principle must come before any extraneous purpose, however desirable that purpose may be. Finally, the book looks ahead at the challenges facing the future of international justice and accountability, and discusses the all-important question: does international criminal justice work?
Standing up for Justice
Title | Standing up for Justice PDF eBook |
Author | Walter Williams Jr. |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2011-09-06 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 1463437420 |
Standing Up For Justice is about a fourteen-year-old boy who had come from Chicago to Mississippi to visit an uncle in 1955. After making a pass at a white woman, the black youth was brutally beaten, then shot. His murder and subsequent trial tell the story of how African American witnesses were courageous enough to tell the truth about what they knew of the kidnapping and killing. The murder trial also graphically exposes the ugly horrors of racism in the South.
Come Together, Change the World
Title | Come Together, Change the World PDF eBook |
Author | Jackie Golusky |
Publisher | Lerner Publications ™ |
Pages | 35 |
Release | 2021-09-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1728434955 |
What can you do to stand up for racial kindness? Elmo and friends learn along with young readers about racial justice. Inspired by CNN and Sesame Street's Town Hall, Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism, this gentle guide helps kids celebrate what makes them special, use words to talk about race, and understand why it is important to treat everyone fairly.
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Title | Letter from Birmingham Jail PDF eBook |
Author | MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. |
Publisher | Penguin Classics |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780241339466 |
This landmark missive from one of the greatest activists in history calls for direct, non-violent resistance in the fight against racism, and reflects on the healing power of love.
Standing Up for Justice
Title | Standing Up for Justice PDF eBook |
Author | Theodor Meron |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 385 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0198863438 |
Judge Theodor Meron addresses the key questions facing the international criminal justice system, drawing on two decades of experience as an international judge and a distinguished academic career. He provides insights into judicial independence and the principle of fairness in trying cases before international criminal courts and tribunals.
Tax Us If You Can
Title | Tax Us If You Can PDF eBook |
Author | Tax Justice Network-Africa |
Publisher | Fahamu/Pambazuka |
Pages | 95 |
Release | 2011-10-20 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0857490427 |
This short introduction to issues of tax justice explains the meaning and causes of tax injustice and offers options for a better future. Providing insight into the specific failures of Africa s tax systemand the associated problems of capital flight, tax evasion, tax avoidance, and tax competitionthis book explores the role of governments, parliaments, and taxpayers, and asks how stakeholders can help achieve tax justice. Arguing that tax revenues are essential for establishing independent states of free citizens, it demonstrates how the tax consensus promoted by multilateral agencies, such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, has influenced tax policy in Africa and led to a reduction in government revenues in many countries. "
Stand Your Ground
Title | Stand Your Ground PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas Brown, Kelly |
Publisher | Orbis Books |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2015-05-05 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1608335402 |
"The 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin, an African-American teenager in Florida, and the subsequent acquittal of his killer, brought public attention to controversial "Stand Your Ground" laws. The verdict, as much as the killing, sent shock waves through the African-American community, recalling a history of similar deaths, and the long struggle for justice. On the Sunday morning following the verdict, black preachers around the country addressed the question, "Where is the justice of God? What are we to hope for?" This book is an attempt to take seriously social and theological questions raised by this and similar stories, and to answer black church people's questions of justice and faith in response to the call of God. But Kelly Brown Douglas also brings another significant interpretative lens to this text: that of a mother. "There has been no story in the news that has troubled me more than that of Trayvon Martin's slaying. President Obama said that if he had a son his son would look like Trayvon. I do have a son and he does look like Trayvon." Her book will also affirm the "truth" of a black mother's faith in these times of stand your ground."--