The peace process in Sierra Leone: an analysis on marriages between culture and crime

In the context where universalism and cultural relativism shall coexist and there is a necessity to address societies by recognizing their multicultural features, it is of a great importance to examine how the perception of the world regarding a particular community may cause an impact on human righ...

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Autor: Bussmann Ferreira, Gustavo
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Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Centro de Ensino de Brasília (UNICEUB)
Repositorio:Revista de Direito Internacional
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MULTICULTURALISM – FORCED MARRIAGE –CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY – HUMAN RIGHTS - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
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title The peace process in Sierra Leone: an analysis on marriages between culture and crime
spellingShingle The peace process in Sierra Leone: an analysis on marriages between culture and crime
Bussmann Ferreira, Gustavo
Direito Internacional
MULTICULTURALISM – FORCED MARRIAGE –CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY – HUMAN RIGHTS - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
title_short The peace process in Sierra Leone: an analysis on marriages between culture and crime
title_full The peace process in Sierra Leone: an analysis on marriages between culture and crime
title_fullStr The peace process in Sierra Leone: an analysis on marriages between culture and crime
title_full_unstemmed The peace process in Sierra Leone: an analysis on marriages between culture and crime
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MULTICULTURALISM – FORCED MARRIAGE –CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY – HUMAN RIGHTS - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
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