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International Citizens' Tribunals

Mobilizing Public Opinion to Advance Human Rights

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  • © 2002

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  1. Arthur Jay Klinghoffer
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  2. Judith Apter Klinghoffer
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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Citizens’ Power

    1. Citizens’ Power

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 1-10

  3. The Reichstag Fire Case

    1. The Berlin Cauldron

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 11-17

    2. Rallying to the Defense

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 19-30

    3. Showdown in Leipzig

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 31-42

    4. Aftermath

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 43-50

  4. The Moscow Show Trials Case

    1. Deep Freeze

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 51-61

    2. A Tribunal Crystallizes

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 63-77

    3. South of the Border

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 79-89

    4. Deliberations and Recriminations

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 91-101

  5. The Vietnam War Crimes Case

    1. The Activist Philosopher

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 103-110

    2. Plan of Action

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 111-122

    3. Behind the Scenes at Stockholm

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 123-137

    4. The Swedish Context

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 139-147

    5. Second Wind

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 149-162

  6. Continuum

    1. Proliferation

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 163-185

    2. Agenda for Reform

      • Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, Judith Apter Klinghoffer
      Pages 187-194

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 195-256
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About this book

When faced with injustice what can a concerned citizen do? In 1933, when Hitler tried to blame Communists for setting the German parliament on fire, a group of European and American lawyers responded by staging a countertrial, which proved them innocent and eventually led to their release. A new unofficial way of advancing human rights was thus launched. This groundbreaking study narrates the history of such 'citizens tribunals' from this first astonishing success to the mixed record of subsequent efforts-including tribunals on the Moscow show trials, the American war in Vietnam, Japanese sexual slavery, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and the excesses of 'global capitalism'.

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'This is a fascinating book of contemporary accounts...grounded in impressive historical research, using a large amount of primary and secondary sources with a wide geographical spread.' - Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

'Accessible writing, meticulous research, and a provocative viewpoint thoughtfully presented make this a highly recommended volume...' - Choice

'...this book is extremely valuable.' - Caron Gentry, International Affiars

About the authors

ARTHUR JAY KLINGHOFFER is a Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University, Camden. He specializes in Russian, African and Middle East politics, political economy, and intelligence. He is the author of eleven books on international politics and recipient of two Fulbright grants and a Nobel fellowship. He has served as an adviser to U.S. governmental agencies, lecturer and frequent media commentator on current issues in the news.

JUDITH A. KLINGHOFFER is Senior Research Associate in international Relations at Rutgers University as well as President of Global Perspectives Cross-Cultural Consultants. Her undergraduate degree in history and philosophy is from Hebrew University, and her Ph.D. in history from Rutgers University. She was a visiting lecturer at the Foreign Affairs College in Beijing and a Fulbright Senior Fellow at Aamus University in Denmark. Her latest work is Vietnam, Jews, and the Middle East: Unintended Consequences (Macmillan and St. Martin's 1999).

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