Words that govern and other essays on law and politics /
This book is a collection of essays that cover a range of topics on law and politics, culled from a long and rich experience of writing and continual participation in public affairs. The essays were, for the most part, delivered as keynote lectures given at international meetings in different venues...
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Trenton, New Jersey :
Red Sea Press,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- Democracy and peace in the age of globalization: old problems, new challenges for Africa
- Words that govern: aspects of language, law and politics
- Between two worlds: making sense of national boundaries
- Crime and punishment in America: The race-based conflict between "order" and "human rights"
- The elusive treasure: human rights and humanitarian law-a focus on the Horn of Africa
- Self determination: the adventures of an idea and its impact on national and international politics
- Unity for the greater good: reflections of an elder on his nation's predicament
- When the protector becomes predator: the critical challenge facing Eritreans today
- Religion and nationalism in Eritrea's politics: Imperial Ethiopian rule and the defiance it faced by Eritreans.