Contending Orders: Legal Pluralism and the Rule of Law

examines how the rule of law is understood conceptually and pragmatically-both on its own terms and as part of post-conflict state-building efforts. It examines thinner, more process-orientated understandings of the rule of law as well as thicker, more substantive conceptualizations with additional political, social, and economic components. While both approaches are worthwhile, I argue that a minimalist conception of rule of law offers the most appropriate standard for assessing progress in judicial state-building after conflict--

• | Author: Geoffrey Swenson
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 28, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 288 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0197530427
• | ISBN-13: 9780197530429