All Rise
Tales of Human Rights and Wrongs
Published on 1. October 2023
300 pages
978-0-7961-3047-1 (ISBN)
Description
Roger Chennells is a human rights lawyer and conflict resolver by trade. In ALL RISE, he shares encounters with a host of quirky characters balanced on the scales of justice. His captivating stories include rites of passage in Zululand, student pranks, forays into the law courts, legal work for the Pitjantjatjara in Australia, the San and Rastafarians, paranormal encounters, and service to clients ¿in low places'. He has a fine ear for mimicry and the dramatic moment.
These Multifaceted tales are sprinkled with irony and paradox, conveyed through a sometimes off-beat sense of humour. And like all good storytellers, he leaves us wanting more.
A collection of stories from the life and career of a human rights lawyer, with the focus more on the human condition, and with the law as the backdrop.
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Content
- Intro
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- EARLY DAYS
- Potato Stew
- Judas Iscariot in the Playground
- My Farmer-Warrior Father
- A Cross between Ears and Eyes
- 5 The Mamba Dragon-Beast
- Hannibal and the Mice
- Oubaas the Lucky Charm
- Two on the Boko
- Bagging the Biggest Fish
- High Court, High Treason
- IN COURT
- How to Tie up a Case
- Horse Sense and the Law
- Sweetbreath and the Greatcoats
- The Teaspoon Trial
- Sophia Loren & the Crown Jewel
- OUT OF COURT
- Mrs Baartjies and the Medical Mafia
- Revenge of the Chickengod
- Beyond Dispute
- Rastafari Tabernacle Tales
- When Harry Met Roger
- Ancestors and an Amulet
- Messengers from the Air
- Luaviavi the Chameleon
- Kudus, Ancestors and Black Label
- KALAHARI SAN
- Rotman, a Minister and an Arrow
- A Dance for Abidjol
- A Mouse, a Leopard and the Eland
- Rich Man for a Day
- Five Fags for a Story
- The San and the City
- THE OUTBACK
- Cupladrinx at Curtin Springs
- Burning Tempers
- Sentient Beings of the Outback
- A Rooful Interlude
- Dreamtime
- Safety in the Outback
- PARENTS
- Mad About Bees: Francis Guy Chennells
- Don't Fence Me In: Winifred Gray
- LAST WORD
- The Ingwavuma/Swaziland Case
- The !Khomani San Land Claim
- Rooibos, Traditional Knowledge & the San
- Endnotes
