The Rule of Law in Comparative Perspective

By Mortimer Sellers

Book Overview

An Introduction to the Rule of Law in Comparative Perspective.- The Rule of Law in Ancient Greek Thought.- The Liberal State and Criminal Law Reform in Spain.- Some Realism About Legal Certainty in the Globalization of the Rule of Law.- Is Goal-Based Regulation Consistent with the Rule of Law?.- Reflections on Shakespeare and the Rule of Law.- America's Constitutional Rule of Law: Structure and Symbol.- Constitutions Without Constitutionalism: The Failure of Constitutionalism in Brazil.- Rule of Law, Power Distribution, and the Problem of Faction in Conflict Interventions.- The Rule of Law in Transitional Justice: The Fujimori Trial in Peru.- The Interaction of Customary Law with the Modern Rule of Law in Albania and Kosova.- Dualism, Domestic Courts, and the Rule of International Law.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400732058
• ISBN13: 9789400732056
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"