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Immunity on trial : (Record no. 218020)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2025034136
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780520421295
Qualifying information paperback
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Original cataloging agency CU-S/DLC
Language of cataloging eng
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082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 346.63066 DRI
Edition number 23/eng/20250903
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Driessen, Miriam,
Dates associated with a name 1985-
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Immunity on trial :
Remainder of title Ethiopian courts, Chinese corporations, and contestations over sovereignty /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Miriam Driessen.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement First edition.
263 ## - PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE
Projected publication date 2602
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Oakland, California :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer University of California Press,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice [2026]
264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice ©2026
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent VII, 206 pages;
Dimensions 24 cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount Rs. 3331.00
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - Contents
Contents Sovereignty and contested claims of immunity -- The Ethiopian plaintiffs : "Even the law saw it and smiled" -- The Chinese defendants : "The law is on their side" -- Immunity through inequality -- Enacting jurisdiction, reenacting sovereignty -- Dimming some voices, amplifying others.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Political and legal immunity are justified by the principle that certain social aims outweigh the value of imposing liability. To be exempt from the rules, however, is a privilege granted to or demanded by the powerful. The structural disparities that underpin immunity can turn it into an unjust prerogative, one that is inscribed by global inequalities. Set against a backdrop of an extraordinary wave of litigation against Chinese corporations in Ethiopia, Immunity on Trial probes the question of immunity in everyday encounters steeped in highly asymmetrical power relations. Drawing on observations from the courthouse, interviews with litigants, judges, and court support staff, and the analysis of case files, Miriam Driessen demonstrates how immunity is debated and delegitimized, or affirmed, by those who fight, exact, grant, or weigh immunity. From the construction site to the police station, from the registrar's office into the courtroom, Driessen documents tussles over immunity, unravelling the politics of dignity on which they are founded"-- Provided by publisher.
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Terms governing use and reproduction This work is licensed under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND license. To view a copy of the license, visit
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650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Privileges and immunities
Geographic subdivision Ethiopia
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Immunities of foreign states
Geographic subdivision Ethiopia
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Corporations, Foreign
General subdivision Law and legislation
Geographic subdivision Ethiopia
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Corporations, Chinese
Geographic subdivision Ethiopia
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Corporate power
Geographic subdivision Ethiopia
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Courts
Geographic subdivision Ethiopia
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Equality before the law
Geographic subdivision Ethiopia
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    Dewey Decimal Classification PB     NLS NLS General Stacks 03/07/2026 3331.00 1 346.63066 DRI 40897 05/10/2026 07/07/2026 07/07/2026 03/07/2026 BOOKs Recommened by Dr. Anindita Adhikari