Criminal Legalities in the Global South

Pablo Ciocchini is a lecturer at the University of Liverpool in Singapore. He teaches Critical Criminology and Socio-legal Studies. He holds an LLM from the National University of La Plata (Argentina), an MA in the sociology of law from the Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law (Spain), and a PhD in sociology of law from University of the Basque Country. His articles have been published in Crime, Law and Social Change, Critical Criminology, the International Journal of Law in Context, the Asian Journal of Social Science, among others. He is interested in criminal courts, judicial reforms, police accountability, state violence, and critical socio-legal theory and methodology.George Radics is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore. He teaches Law and Society, Selected Topics on Law and Justice, Sociology of Emotions, and Classical Sociological Theory. After receiving his PhD in sociology from the National University of Singapore (NUS), he earned a juris doctor with a concentration in Asian law from the University of Washington and worked for the Supreme Court of Guam for two years. He is a member of the New York Bar. His articles have been published in the Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Santa Clara Journal of International Law, Asian Journal of Social Science, and the Philippine Sociological Review. His work involves the judicial system, notions of justice, human rights, minorities, and comparative legal studies.

"Ciocchini and Radics are absolutely clear: in our upside-down world we must re-examine set canons – including those related to crime and law – otherwise. This is particularly important when we think about, and with, the South. The South’s ample and interconnected geography has, all too often, been considered exclusively as a site of troubles. Criminal Legalities in the Global South shows us that it is much more than that. This cutting-edge edited collection brings together an exciting group of South-oriented contributors to demonstrate that in our twisted present there is no better place to come up with new frameworks and ideas than in that place where ‘most of the world’ exists and struggles, continuing its search for new futures."Luis Eslava, Senior Lecturer, Kent Law School, University of Kent, UK "Criminal Legalities in the Global South places at the heart of its inquiry populations who have been traditionally neglected by the social sciences, drawing attention to their experiences and contestations with criminal laws that seek not only to control their actions but also to define who they are. The volume is an important and welcome addition to the growing body of socio-legal scholarship interested in the worldviews, perceptions, and decisions of those who live under subjugated social, legal, economic, and political conditions around the world."Lynette J. Chua, Associate Professor of Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore "This book draws together an impressive group of experts to offer new perspectives into the vexing topic of crime and justice in the Global South. Emerging from the pages of this book is the crippling legacy of colonial legality, tensions between tradition and modernity, and critical issues concerning political and economic rights and inequality that resonate across contexts. This volume issues a significant call to embrace the diversity, complexity, and plurality of Global South legalities."Melissa Crouch, Associate Professor, Law Faculty, University of New South Wales, Australia "A valuable exploration of the relationships between criminal justice, local culture, and politics in a variety of locations in the Global South, which described how law is used in post colonies and what can be learned from this."David Nelken, Professor, School of Law, King’s College London, UK

• Introduction: Reinterpreting Chaos as Diversity: An Alternative Legal Approach from the Global South; Cultural Dynamics; 1. Criminalizing Adultery in Colonial India: Constructing the Wife vs. the "Other" in Islamic Family Law; 2. "First World Problems" in the "Third World"? LGBT Rights in Singapore; 3. Privacy in Public Spaces: The Transformative Potential of Navtej Johar v. Union of India; 4. Gambling with Criminal Law: The Legal Paradox of "Jogo do Bicho" (Animal Lottery) Criminalization in Brazil; Political Tensions; 5. (Cr)immigration in the Dominican Republic? Decolonizing the Human Rights of Vulnerable Haitian Migrants; 6. Cosmologies of Federal Criminal Procedural Reform: Democratizing and Humanizing Criminal Justice in Argentina; 7. Of Punishment, Protest, and Press Conferences: Contentious Politics Amidst Despotic Decision in Contemporary Burmese courtrooms; Institutional Practices; 8. The Politics of Judicial Actors in the Philippines "War on Drugs"; 9. Arresting a Due Process Revolution: The Reform of Indonesia’s Code of Criminal Procedure and the Persistence of History; 10. Sacrificing Justice for Efficiency? Examining Premature Dismissal Rates in Peruvian Corruption Cases; 11. Sexual Crimes and Transitional Justice before Courts in Brazil: Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity; Conclusion; Seeking Commonalities from Across the South