{"product_id":"immunity-on-trial-ethiopian-courts-chinese-corporations-and-contestations-over-sovereignty-paperback","title":"Immunity on Trial: Ethiopian Courts, Chinese Corporations, and Contestations Over Sovereignty - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMiriam Driessen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical and legal immunity are justified by the principle that certain social aims outweigh the value of imposing liability. To be exempt from the rules, however, is a privilege granted to or demanded by the powerful. The structural disparities that underpin immunity can turn it into an unjust prerogative, one that is inscribed by global inequalities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set against the backdrop of an extraordinary wave of litigation against Chinese corporations in Ethiopia, \u003ci\u003eImmunity on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e probes the question of immunity in everyday encounters steeped in highly asymmetrical power relations. Drawing on observations from the courthouse, interviews with litigants, judges, and court support staff, and analyses of case files, Miriam Driessen demonstrates how immunity is debated and delegitimized--or affirmed--by those who fight, exact, grant, or weigh it. From the construction site to the police station, from the registrar's office into the courtroom, she documents tussles over immunity, unraveling the politics of dignity on which they are founded. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImmunity on Trial \u003c\/i\u003ereveals in a breathtaking way how the court systems are leveraged by Ethiopian citizens to challenge the overbearing influences of multinational corporations. Driessen goes against the grain of the prevailing narrative that touts the African judiciary as weak by compellingly showing how the court systems assert independence through landmark cases. The book is intellectually stimulating, ethnographically rich, and refreshingly unique in its approach to the anthropological study of Africa.--Omolade Adunbi, author of \u003ci\u003eEnclaves of Exception: Special Economic Zones and Extractive Practices in Nigeria\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Miriam Driessen brilliantly demonstrates that immunity is a key concept for understanding contemporary global hierarchies. \u003ci\u003eImmunity on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e describes the construction of states of exception in which some have vastly different rights than others. This book's depiction of people struggling for dignity in the face of global inequality is a major contribution to studies of Chinese-African relations.\"--Daniel Mains, author of \u003ci\u003eUnder Construction: Technologies of Development in Urban Ethiopia\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Immunity on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a fascinating study of Ethiopia's local courts but also an ambitious examination of the social and political challenges ushered in by China's unprecedented investments across Africa. The book provides a window for a clear look at the local manifestations of the global transformations in what has been dubbed the Chinese Century.\"--Kwai Hang Ng, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eEmbedded Courts: Judicial Decision-Making in China\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiriam Driessen\u003c\/b\u003e is an anthropologist and the author of \u003ci\u003eTales of Hope, Tastes of Bitterness: Chinese Road Builders in Ethiopia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.7 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54053513822483,"sku":"9780520421295","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/6300\/3667\/files\/glCmORVa9z9780520421295.webp?v=1776275450","url":"https:\/\/finduslaw.com\/products\/immunity-on-trial-ethiopian-courts-chinese-corporations-and-contestations-over-sovereignty-paperback","provider":"FindUSlaw Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}