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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 issues raised by the Pitcairn case.
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-283) and index.
Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009