Theatre of the Rule of Law: Transnational Legal Intervention in Theory and Practice

by Stephen Humphreys

Book Overview

Theatre of the Rule of Law presents the first sustained critique of global rule of law promotion - an expansive industry at the heart of international development, post-conflict reconstruction and security policy today. While successful in articulating and disseminating an effective global public policy, rule of law promotion has largely failed in its stated objectives of raising countries out of poverty and taming violent conflict. Furthermore, in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107000785
• ISBN13: 9781107000780
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"