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Zusatztext Anyone interested in the concept of the state, and in the meaning of law and of the rule of law, will find much food for thought. Informationen zum Autor Dawn Oliver, FBA, is Emeritus Professor of Constitutional Law at University College London. Her research interests are in constitutional reform in the United Kingdom and in comparative constitutional law. Her publications include Common Values and the Public-Private Divide (1999); Constitutional Reform in the UK (2003); The Changing Constitution (6th edition, 2007, with co-editor Jeffrey Jowell), Human Rights and the Private Sphere: A Comparative Study (with co-editor Joerg Fedtke, 2007). She was a member of the Royal Commission on House of Lords Reform, 1999-2000 and of the Fabian Society Commission on the Future of the Monarchy, 2003. Klappentext 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 wider issues raised by the Pitcairn case. Zusammenfassung 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 wider issues raised by the Pitcairn case. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword 1: Dawn Oliver: Problems on Pitcairn 2: Dawn Oliver: The Pitcairn Prosecutions, Paper Legal Systems, and the Rule of Law 3: Andrew Lewis: Pitcairn's Tortured Past: A Legal History 4: Gordon Woodman: Pitcairn Island Law: A Peculiar Case of the Diffusion of the Common Law 5: Dino Kritsiotis and A. W. B. Simpson: The Pitcairn Prosecutions: An Assessment of Their Historical Context by Reference to the Provisions of Public International Law 6: Colm O'Cinneide: 'A Million Mutinies Now': Why Claims of Cultural Uniqueness Cannot be Used to Justify Violations of Basic Human Rights 7: George Letsas: Rights and Duties on Pitcairn Island 8: Stephen Guest: Legality, Reciprocity, and the Criminal Law on Pitcairn AfterwordAppendix I Appendix II Appendix III ...
