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SUMMARY:Immunity on Trial: Ethiopian Courts\, Chinese Corporations\, and C
 ontestations over Sovereignty  - Dr Miriam Driessen (University of Oxford)
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DESCRIPTION:Book launch & discussion with Miriam Driessen.\n\nPolitical an
 d legal immunity are justified by the principle that certain social aims o
 utweigh the value of imposing liability. To be exempt from the rules\, how
 ever\, is a privilege granted to or demanded by the powerful. The structur
 al disparities that underpin immunity can turn it into an unjust prerogati
 ve\, one that is inscribed by global inequalities. Set against the backdro
 p of an extraordinary wave of litigation against Chinese corporations in E
 thiopia\, Immunity on Trial probes the question of immunity in everyday en
 counters steeped in highly asymmetrical power relations. Drawing on observ
 ations from the courthouse\, interviews with litigants\, judges\, and cour
 t support staff\, and analyses of case files\, Miriam Driessen demonstrate
 s how immunity is debated and delegitimized—or affirmed—by those who f
 ight\, exact\, grant\, or weigh it. From the construction site to the poli
 ce station\, from the registrar’s office into the courtroom\, she docume
 nts tussles over immunity\, unraveling the politics of dignity on which th
 ey are founded.\nhttps://www.ucpress.edu/books/immunity-on-trial/epub-pdf\
 n\nDr Miriam Driessen is Departmental Lecturer in Social Anthropology at t
 he University of Oxford. Miriam’s research explores Chinese-led developm
 ent from below\, looking at issues such as migration\, labour\, gender and
  sexuality\, language\, and\, more recently\, law. She is the author of Ta
 les of Hope\, Tastes of Bitterness: Chinese Road Builders in Ethiopia.\nSp
 eakers:\nDr Miriam Driessen (University of Oxford)
LOCATION:13 Bevington Road (Seminar Room\, African Studies Centre)\, 13 Be
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