April 29, 2004

Pitcairn

Posted by Chris

The ever-fascinating Head Heeb summarizes the Pitcairn case (full judgement here in PDF ). Mutiny, treason, adventure, sex, Lord Haw-Haw and legal positivism: it’s all there, along with the European Convention on Human Rights. Enjoy.

Posted on April 29, 2004 11:41 AM UTC
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→ Europe's most far-flung enclave.
Excerpt: Apparently, the Pitcairn Islands - famous from the many Mutiny on the Bounty movies - are a part of Europe, or so says the Pitcairn Islands tribunal in New Zealand. The story is up at the Head Heeb (via Crooked...Read more at A Fistful of Euros
→ History and law in Pitcairn.
Excerpt: The Head Heeb provides an excellent summary of a court case in which it was decided that Pitcairn is indeed controlled by Britain. (Via Crooked Timber.) It's fascinating how the court was forced to analyse imperial history. Read more at waldheim

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