International Citizens' Tribunals

Mobilizing Public Opinion to Advance Human Rights

Paperback Engels 2002 9781349387601
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When faced with injustice what can a concerned citizen do? In 1933, when Hitler tried to blame Communists for setting the German parliament on fire, a group of European and American lawyers responded by staging a countertrial, which proved them innocent and eventually led to their release. A new unofficial way of advancing human rights was thus launched. This groundbreaking study narrates the history of such 'citizens tribunals' from this first astonishing success to the mixed record of subsequent efforts-including tribunals on the Moscow show trials, the American war in Vietnam, Japanese sexual slavery, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and the excesses of 'global capitalism'.

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ISBN13:9781349387601
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US

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Acknowledgements Abbreviations of Citations Citizens' Power PART I: THE REICHSTAG FIRE CASE The Berlin Cauldron Rallying to the Defense Showdown in Leipzig Aftermath PART II: THE MOSCOW SHOW TRIALS CASE Deep Freeze Taking up the Cause South of the Border Deliberations and Recriminations PART III: THE VIETNAM WAR CRIMES CASE The Activist Philosopher Plan of Action Behind the Scenes at Stockholm The Swedish Context Second Wind CONTINUUM Proliferation Agenda for Reform Index

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