The Trials of Richard Goldstone
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In June 2009, Richard Goldstone was a global hero, honored by the MacArthur Foundation for its prize in international justice. Four months later, he was called a "quisling" and compared to some of the worst traitors in human history. Why? Because this champion of human rights and international law chose to apply his commitments to fairness and truth to his own community. The Trials of Richard Goldstone tells the story of this extraordinary individual and the price he paid for his convictions. It describes how Goldstone, working as a judge in apartheid South Africa, helped to undermine this unjust system and later, at Nelson Mandela's request, led a commission that investigated cases of racial violence and intimidation. It also considers the international renown he received as the chief United Nations prosecutor for war crimes committed in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, the first tribunals to try political and military leaders on charges of genocide. Finally, it explores how Goldstone became a controversial figure in the wake of the Jewish jurist's powerful, but flawed, investigation of Israel for alleged war crimes in Gaza. Richard Goldstone's dramatic life story reveals that even in a world rife with prejudice, nationalism, and contempt for human rights, one courageous man can advance the cause of justice.

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Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9780813599977
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Politics
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Abbreviations
  7. Prologue: Icon and Pariah
  8. 1. Divisions
  9. 2. The Striver
  10. 3. Cracks in the Wall
  11. 4. Demonstrations
  12. 5. The Third Force
  13. 6. In the Footsteps of Robert Jackson
  14. 7. A Patchwork Court
  15. 8. Big Fish, Little Fish
  16. 9. The Paper Tiger
  17. 10. The Bargaining Chip
  18. 11. In the Dock
  19. 12. Rwanda
  20. 13. Globetrotter
  21. 14. Cast Lead
  22. 15. Gaza
  23. 16. The Goldstone Report
  24. 17. Outrage
  25. 18. Bar Mitzvah
  26. 19. Retraction
  27. Epilogue: Legacies
  28. Photographs
  29. Acknowledgments
  30. Notes
  31. Bibliographic Essay
  32. Index
  33. About the Author