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100	1		_aDriessen, Miriam, _d1985-
245	1	0	_aImmunity on trial : _bEthiopian courts, Chinese corporations, and contestations over sovereignty / _cMiriam Driessen.
250			_aFirst edition.
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264		1	_aOakland, California : _bUniversity of California Press, _c[2026]
264		4	_c©2026
300			_aVII, 206 pages; _c24 cm.
365			_bRs. 3331.00
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aSovereignty 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			_a"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.
540			_aThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND license. To view a copy of the license, visit _uhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
650		0	_aPrivileges and immunities _zEthiopia
650		0	_aImmunities of foreign states _zEthiopia
650		0	_aCorporations, Foreign _xLaw and legislation _zEthiopia
650		0	_aCorporations, Chinese _zEthiopia
650		0	_aCorporate power _zEthiopia
650		0	_aCourts _zEthiopia
650		0	_aEquality before the law _zEthiopia
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