Justice, legality, and the rule of law : lessons from the Pitcairn prosecutions /
Oliver, Dawn.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Problems on Pitcairn / Dawn Oliver -- The Pitcairn prosecutions, paper legal systems, and the rule of law / Dawn Oliver -- Pitcairn's tortured past : a legal history / Andrew Lewis -- Pitcairn Island law : a peculiar case of the diffusion of the common law / Gordon Woodman -- The Pitcairn prosecutions : an assessment of their historical context by reference to the provisions of public international law / Dino Kritsiotis and A.W.B. Simpson -- 'A million mutinies now' : why claims of cultural uniqueness cannot be used to justify violations of basic human rights / Colm O'Cinneide -- Rights and duties on Pitcairn Island / George Letsas -- Legality, reciprocity, and the criminal law on Pitcairn / Stephen Guest.
Law
Common law
Law
Trials (Rape)
Human rights
Criminal liability