Handbook on the rule of law / edited by Christopher May, Adam Winchester.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

May, Christopher, 1960- editor.

Winchester, Adam Jeremiah, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rule of law.

Rule of law--Economic aspects.

Rule of law--Poltical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (552 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., Inc., 2018.

Summary:

In the last half century, the rule of law has increasingly been appealed to as a common global value. The Handbook on the Rule of Law analyses the appeal of this idea, its context and background through a range of questions about the character, history and global reach of the rule of law, offering readers a definitive understanding of this central global norm. Original contributions from leading academics explore the rule of law conceptually and historically through its associated institutions, as well as examining detailed cases evaluating how the everyday application of the rule of law impacts society as a whole. Exploring a wide range of research on the social, political and economic dimensions of the rule of law, this Handbook clearly illustrates the link between the rule of law and the global political system. This informative Handbook will be key reading for postgraduate students of international relations, global politics and law, as well as for legal scholars wanting to build upon their knowledge with a wider account of the rule of law. Researchers in areas impacted by the rule of law will also find this volume to be stimulating reading.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction - The rule of law in the contemporary world / Christopher May and Adam Winchester

Part I: Defining the rule of law

1. The advantages of a thin view / J̐ưrgen M̐ưller

2. The promise of a thick view / Adriaan Bedner

3. Difficulties with measuring the rule of law / Tom Ginsburg

4. The rule of law, legal pluralism, and challenges to a Western-centric view: some very preliminary observations / Peer Zumbansen

5. Arbitrary power and the ideal of the rule of law / Martin Krygier with Adam Winchester

6. The centrality of predictability to the rule of law / Christopher May

7. The rule of law in international relations: contestation despite diffusion - diffusion through contestation / Antje Wiener

Part II. The history of the rule of law

8. The rule of law: an outline of its historical foundations / Pietro Costa

9. Minimising Magna Carta and modernising exposition of the rule of law in the English historical constitution / John Allison

10. Turning the rule of law into an English constitutional idea / John Allison

11. The rule of law and the rise of capitalism / Tor Krever

Part III: Institutions of the Rule of Law

12. The Rule of Law and its Application to the United Nations / Clemens Fein̐ưaugle

13. Power rules: the World Bank, rule of law reform, and the world development report 2017 / Deval Desai

14. The rule of law and the European Union / Amichai Magen and Laurent Pech

15. Non-governmental organisations and the rule of law: the experience of Latin America / Fiona Macaulay

16. Lawyers and the rule of law / David Howath

17. The rule of law and legal education: do they still connect? / John Flood

Part IV: Contextualising the rule of law

18. The rule of law, New Constitutionalism, and Transnational Legality / Claire Cutler

19. Global Administrative Law / Valentina Vadi

20. The rule of law and feminism. The dilemma of differences / Anna Loretoni

21. The rule of Law and Islam / Jerg Gutmann and Stefan Voigt

22. The rule of law and human rights / Mona Rishmawi

Part V: Applying the rule of law

23. The rule of law from a law and economics perspective / Mariana Mota Prado

24. The rule of law, institutions, and economic development / Lydia Brashear Tiede

25. The legal empowerment of the poor / Dan Banik

26. The rule of law as a marketing tool: the international criminal court and the branding of global justice / Christine Schw̐ưobel-Patel

27. The rule of law and terrorism / Clive Walker

28. Post-conflict peacebuilding and the rule of law / Teresa Almeida Cravo

29. Rule of law in Asia: the case of China / Tom Kellogg

30. Court Development in Timor-Leste: 'Handover' and its long shadow / Pip Nicholson and Samantha Hinderling

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-78643-244-7