Crimes in the past : archaeological and anthropological evidence /
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This text discusses examples of crime scenes in the archaeological past, their detection and interpretation with the help of modern science; readers will find cases of historic and prehistoric 'crimes scenes' known from various contexts: (pre)historic (mass) graves, lethal violent acts related to warfare, ritual killings, or possible murder cases.
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At foot of title: Institute Archaeology, Russian Academy of Sciences; The American University of Rome; Centre Universitaire Romand Médecine Légale. :
1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789697797 (PDF ebook) :
Fear, Heterodoxy, and Crime in Traditional China /
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This multi-contributor volume examines the evolving relationship between fear, heterodoxy and crime in traditional China. It throws light on how these three variously interwoven elements shaped local policies and people's perceptions of the religious, ethnic, and cultural "other." Authors depart from the assumption that "otherness" is constructed, stereotyped and formalized within the moral, political and legal institutions of Chinese society. The capacity of their findings to address questions about the emotional dimension of mass mobilization, the socio-political implications of heterodoxy, and attributions of crime is the result of integrating multiple sources of knowledge from history, religious studies and social science. Contributors are Ágnes Birtalan, Ayumu Doi, Fabian Graham, Hung Tak Wai, Jing Li, Hang Lin, Tommaso Previato, and Noriko Unno.
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1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004699007
Politics of honor in Ottoman Anatolia : sexual violence and socio-legal surveillance in the eighteenth century /
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In Politics of Honor , Başak Tuğ examines moral and gender order through the glance of legal litigations and petitions in mid-eighteenth century Anatolia. By juxtaposing the Anatolian petitionary registers, subjects' petitions, and Ankara and Bursa court records, she analyzes the institutional framework of legal scrutiny of sexual order. Through a revisionist interpretation, Tuğ demonstrates that a more bureaucratized system of petitioning, a farther hierarchically organized judicial review mechanism, and a more centrally organized penal system of the mid-eighteenth century reinforced the existing mechanisms of social surveillance by the community and the co-existing "discretionary authority" of the Ottoman state over sexual crimes to overcome imperial anxieties about provincial "disorder".
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1 online resource (viii, 290 pages) : illustrations, maps. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004338654 :
1380-6076 ; :
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Lights and Shadows : The Ongwen Case at the International Criminal Court /
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What happens when a former child soldier becomes a convicted war criminal? Lights and Shadows of the Ongwen Case at the International Criminal Court explores this unique and controversial trial - arguably the most complex in ICC history. Learn how law, culture, gender, and justice collide through insights from legal scholars, anthropologists, and sociologists. From charges of forced marriage to the role of spiritual duress, and from local Acholi justice practices to the lives of children born of war, this edited collection uncovers some of the difficult questions international criminal law must face. A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the challenges of international criminal justice in action.
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1 online resource (174 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004743380