Global justice reform : a comparative methodology / Hiram E. Chodosh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chodosh, Hiram.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justice, Administration of--Cross-cultural studies.

Justice, Administration of.

Judicial power--Cross-cultural studies.

Judicial power.

Justice, Administration of--Political aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Global Justice Reform critiques and rethinks two neglected subjects: the nature of comparison in the field of comparative law and the struggles of national judicial systems to meet global rule of law objectives. Hiram Chodosh offers a candid look at the surprisingly underdeveloped methodology of comparative legal studies, and provides a creative conceptual framework for defining and understanding the whys, whats, and hows of comparison. Additionally, Chodosh demonstrates how theories of comparative law translate into practice, using contemporary global justice reform initiatives as a case study, with a particular focus on Indonesia and India. Chodosh highlights the gap between the critical role of judicial institutions and their poor performance (for example, political interference, corruption, backlog, and delay), discussing why reform is so elusive, and demonstrating the unavoidable and essential role of comparison in reform proposals.Throughout the book, Chodosh identifies several sources of comparative misunderstanding that impede successful reforms and identifies the many predicaments reformers face, detailing a wide variety of designs, methods, and social dilemmas. In response to these seemingly insurmountable challenges, Chodosh advances some novel conceptual strategies, first by drawing on a body of non-legal scholarship on self-regulating, emergent systems, and then by identifying a series of anti-dilemma strategies that draw upon insights about the nature of comparison.

Contents:

Introduction

The comparative method : which method?

Comparing comparisons

The most neglected branch

Between rocks and hard places

Emergence from the dilemmas

Conclusion : the prospects for a comparative methodology in global justice reform.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-220) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8147-9035-6

1-4294-1392-1

OCLC:

76898856