Promoting the rule of law in post-conflict states / Laura Grenfell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grenfell, Laura, 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rule of law.

Legal polycentricity.

Postwar reconstruction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 324 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In most post-conflict states, a strong level of legal pluralism is the norm, particularly in regions of Africa and Asia where between eighty and ninety per cent of disputes are resolved through non-state legal mechanisms. The international community, in particular the United Nations, persistently drives the re-establishment of the rule of law in war-torn areas where, traditionally, customary law is prevalent. Laura Grenfell traces the international community's evolving understanding of the rule of law in such regions and explores the implications of strong legal pluralism for the rule-of-law enterprise. Using the comparative examples of two unique case studies, South Africa and Timor-Leste, Promoting the Rule of Law provides insight into the relationship between the rule of law and legal pluralism. Alongside these studies, the book offers a comprehensive introduction to the conceptual framework of the rule of law in the context of approaches taken by the international community.

Contents:

Introduction

A globalised view of the rule of law and legal pluralism

The conceptual relationship between legal pluralism and the rule of law and in post-conflict states

'One law for one nation' : how the rule of law and legal pluralism figure in South Africa's constitutional dispensation

Can the rule of law and legal pluralism assist 'the most vulnerable groups' in South Africa?

Founding a legal system in post-conflict Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste's first decade of independence

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-06527-5

1-139-89111-1

1-316-60344-X

1-107-05465-6

1-107-05923-2

1-107-05793-0

1-139-20694-X

1-107-05570-9

1-107-05683-7

OCLC:

850154127