Fraudulent evidence before public international tribunals: the dirty stories of international law

"In "Dirty Story," Eric Ambler's celebrated roman noir, the British Vice-consul in Athens pronounces judgment on one Arthur Abdel Simpson: "You're a disgusting creature, Mr. Simpson. Your life is nothing but a long dirty story." In fact, Simpson, struggling on the...

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Main Authors: Reisman, William Michael 1939- (Author), Skinner, Christina Parajon (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge Univ. Press 2014
Series:Hersch Lauterpacht memorial lectures 21
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Summary:"In "Dirty Story," Eric Ambler's celebrated roman noir, the British Vice-consul in Athens pronounces judgment on one Arthur Abdel Simpson: "You're a disgusting creature, Mr. Simpson. Your life is nothing but a long dirty story." In fact, Simpson, struggling on the margins of society, is, at his worst, a petty criminal; the Vice-Consul's contempt derives in no small measure from a rap sheet that contains no great crimes, no memorable violations, only a serialization of sleazy misdeeds"..
Item Description:Literaturverz. S. 201-222
Incl. index
Physical Description:X, 222 S.
ISBN:9781107063396

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