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Can might make rights? [electronic resource] : building the rule of law after military interventions / Jane Stromseth, David Wippman, Rosa Brooks.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Description: x, 414 pISBN:
  • 051124620X
  • 9780511246203
  • 9780511246890
  • 0511246897
  • 9780511251139
  • 0511251130
  • 9780511243240
  • 0511243243
  • 9780511803086
  • 0511803087
  • 9780511245497
  • 0511245491
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.5/84 22
LOC classification:
  • K3171 .S77 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction : a new imperialism? -- Interventions and international law : legality and legitimacy -- What is the rule of law? : a pragmatic definition and a synergistic approach -- Blueprints for post-conflict governance -- Security as sine qua non -- The challenge of justice system reform -- Accountability for atrocities : moving forward by looking backward? -- Creating rule of law cultures -- Enhancing rule of law efforts : planning, funding, local ownership -- Conclusion.
Summary: This book looks at why it's so difficult to create 'the rule of law' in post-conflict societies and shows how a narrow focus on building institutions such as courts and legislatures misses the more complex cultural issues that affect societal commitment to the values associated with the rule of law.
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"A project of the American Society of International Law."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : a new imperialism? -- Interventions and international law : legality and legitimacy -- What is the rule of law? : a pragmatic definition and a synergistic approach -- Blueprints for post-conflict governance -- Security as sine qua non -- The challenge of justice system reform -- Accountability for atrocities : moving forward by looking backward? -- Creating rule of law cultures -- Enhancing rule of law efforts : planning, funding, local ownership -- Conclusion.

This book looks at why it's so difficult to create 'the rule of law' in post-conflict societies and shows how a narrow focus on building institutions such as courts and legislatures misses the more complex cultural issues that affect societal commitment to the values associated with the rule of law.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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