Legal culture in five Central European countries / Erhard Blankenburg, in cooperation with: Nena Tromp [and 4 others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Blankenburg, Erhard, 1938- author.

Tromp, Nevenka, author.

Series:

EU enlargement series.

Werkdocument (Sociaal-Wetenschappelijke Raad (Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen)) ; 111

EU enlargement series

Werkdocumenten ; 111

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnological jurisprudence--Europe, Central.

Ethnological jurisprudence.

Comparative law--Europe.

Comparative law.

Europe--Politics and government.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 pages) : illustrations (black and white); digital file(s).

Place of Publication:

The Hague : WRR, Scientific Council for Government Policy, 2000.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

"This study reports on the strength of the rule of law in five Central European candidate countries. The author evaluates their legal cultures and legal capacities by examining a range of indicators: legal education, the legal profession, civil and criminal justice, and the institutions of administrative and constitutional review. His conclusion is that, given their level of development, these countries have achieved an impressive record of institution building." -- Preface.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Legal cultures

2. Legal education

3. The legal profession

4. Access to law and legal aid

5. Civil justice

6. Criminal justice

7. Administrative review

8. Constitutional review

9. Some conclusions

Country Reports

10. Republic of Slovenia

11. Estonia

12. Poland

13. Hungary

14. Czech Republic

Notes:

Written as part of the project entitled 'Enlargement of the EU to Central and Eastern Europe', undertaken by Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy.

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on e-publication, viewed on April 13, 2021.

OCLC:

1163839333