The rise of international criminal trials has been accompanied by a call for domestic responses to extraordinary violence. Yet there is remarkably limited research on the interactions among local, national, and international transitional justice institutions. Rwanda offers an early example of multi-level courts operating in concert, through the concurrent practice of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), the national Rwandan courts, and the gacaca community courts. Courts in Conflict makes a crucial and timely contribution to the examination of these pluralist responses to atrocity at a juncture when holistic approaches are rapidly becoming the policy norm. Although Rwanda's post-genocide criminal courts are compatible in law, an interpretive cultural analysis shows how and why they have often conflicted in practice. The author's research is derived from 182 interviews with judges, lawyers, and a group of witnesses and suspects within all three of the post-genocide courts. This rich empirical material shows that the judges and lawyers inside each of the courts offer notably different interpretations of Rwanda's transitional justice processes, illuminating divergent legal cultures that help explain the constraints on the courts' effective cooperation and evidence gathering. The potential for similar competition between domestic and international justice processes is apparent in the current practice of the International Criminal Court (ICC). However, this competition can be mitigated through increased communication among the different sites of justice, fostering legal cultures of complementarity that can more effectively respond to the needs of affected populations.

The rise of international criminal trials has been accompanied by a call for domestic responses to extraordinary violence. Yet there is remarkably limited research on the interactions among local, national, and international transitional justice institutions. Rwanda offers an early example of multi-level courts operating in concert, through the concurrent practice of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), the national Rwandan courts, and the gacaca community courts. Courts in Conflict makes a crucial and timely contribution to the examination of these pluralist responses to atrocity at a juncture when holistic approaches are rapidly becoming the policy norm. Although Rwanda's post-genocide criminal courts are compatible in law, an interpretive cultural analysis shows how and why they have often conflicted in practice. The author's research is derived from 182 interviews with judges, lawyers, and a group of witnesses and suspects within all three of the post-genocide courts. This rich empirical material shows that the judges and lawyers inside each of the courts offer notably different interpretations of Rwanda's transitional justice processes, illuminating divergent legal cultures that help explain the constraints on the courts' effective cooperation and evidence gathering. The potential for similar competition between domestic and international justice processes is apparent in the current practice of the International Criminal Court (ICC). However, this competition can be mitigated through increased communication among the different sites of justice, fostering legal cultures of complementarity that can more effectively respond to the needs of affected populations.

Eleven-year-old Rory is struggling to deal with his mum's departure and the tiresome fame of his celebrity-chef-dad. He always seems to be in trouble at school as well as at home. If he can't bring his temper under control, he could soon be facing his worst nightmare; being sent away to boarding school. One day he makes a shocking discovery. A stranger is living in their shed! A stranger who soon becomes the best friend he's ever had. Rory doesn't like many people. That's probably why he likes Angus - he's different. Angus is intelligent, smelly and often infuriating. He always understands how Rory is feeling and knows what to say. But who is he? What is he? And why does he know so much about Rory? Through adventures and arguments, dreams and dilemmas, Angus helps him more than he realises. By the time Rory discovers his identity, it's no longer important. It doesn't matter who he is. What matters is that Angus is no longer the stranger in the shed.

Accidents are happening suspiciously frequently. It is not simply bad luck - someone is trying to kill Alice and Thomas. For their own safety they decide to get away and set off for Berlin. But staying with Aunt Brigitte is not without its dangers. When chaos follows the Parkers to Germany friends, family and even famous landmarks are at risk. Alice begins to think she is cursed - and that's before an alarming discovery about her future. Will a new admirer change her luck or must she learn to accept her fate? For Alice nothing is ever simple.

The Parkers are off to London, where Alice is to play in the orchestra at a prestigious venue. But when she arrives in the city, her ears seem tuned to more than her music. Why is she hearing peculiar voices? Alice is convinced she's being followed - and not only by her latest enemies. When she starts shouting at pigeons, even her family begin to wonder. What is happening to Alice? A new, unlikely friend holds the clue, and the explanation is absurd. Alice doesn't want to believe it. But in the world of Finwips, anything is possible ...

Jake had been expecting a very ordinary Christmas - until he opened the curtains and saw it. All he had wished for was some snow and a bit of excitement! Christmas Day brings chaos: news reporters, meetings with peculiar characters, a spectacular surprise at the bottom of the garden; not to mention Jake's startling discovery about his future! Christmas will never be the same again! A festive story for children aged 7+ and big kids too.

Alice's holiday starts with a surprise when she discovers a new, remarkable ability. But soon she is distracted by the temptation to pursue an enigmatic mission. A local woman who died before Alice was born is believed to have left a hidden legacy. Determined to unearth Jessie's secret, Alice must put her trust in new friends, and come face to face with the creatures of her nightmares. Is she ready to deal with the enormity of what she finds? Will it help her end the reign of terror off the coast of Arcanum Cove? One thing is certain; things are never what they seem.

Alice Parker has adapted well to her extraordinary new identity and abilities; she's even beginning to enjoy them. But mysterious things are happening all around her. People are behaving very strangely. Something or someone is controlling them - but how? Alice confronts a ruthless, relentless villain, and soon discovers his astonishing power. Where is it coming from? What makes him so different? Disturbingly, the answers to these questions reveal more about Alice than her sinister enemy. Nothing, it seems, is coincidence...

Thirteen-year-old Alice Parker knows something isn't right; mysterious aches and pains, a craving for sugar that's out of control. Suddenly she is top of the class in every subject. Baffled by what is happening to her and feeling at odds with the world, Alice can't take much more. Only when she collapses and experiences a life-changing transformation does she discover why she is different. But this new, incredible identity brings its own challenges, and Alice isn't convinced she can rise to them. She just wants to be normal! The fact is she's anything but...Fantasy, adventure, magic! Book 1 of the new series for children of all ages.

"La montana misteriosa representa la historia que todos compartimos, una que a pesar de nuestras aparentes diferencias en cultura, creencias y valores, esta presente en todos y cada uno de nosotros...independientemente de que estemos o no preparados para el camino hacia nuestra verdadera felicidad, si permanecemos estancados nos sentimos vacios, deprimidos, infelices, inclusive, sin deseos de vivir. Estamos practicamente entre la espada y la pared...aunque nos hubiesemos convencido de que nos encontramos en un callejon sin salida, la verdad es que la luz que nos conduce a la liberacion esta siempre encendida esperando a que tomemos la decision de seguirla..." -Extractos de la Introduccion

""Con La Montana Misteriosa Nick nos muestra, de una manera sencilla, como teniendo la valentia de salir de nuestra zona de confort y escuchando nuestra voz interna, podremos enfrentar y superar todos los miedos que nos impiden experimentar nuestra grandeza. Esa grandeza a la cual todos y cada uno de nosotros estamos destinados. Recomiendo este libro al nino valiente que todos llevamos dentro."" -Rosie Perez-Blanco, autora del libro El Amor; Relaciones Sagradas