| Description |
328 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,
0002-7162 ;
v. 603
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Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science ; v. 603.
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| Note |
"January 2006." |
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"The articles presented here were prepared for a conference held in mid-April 2005 at Syracuse University" -- p.8. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Preface / Richard E. D. Schwartz -- Sociological evolution : an introduction / Richard E. D. Schwartz -- Democracy and equality / Robert Post -- Reflecting on the rule of law : its reciprocal relation with rights, legitmacy, and other concepts and institutions / Samuel J. M. Donnelly -- Can the welfare state survive in a globalized legal order? / Samuel Krislov -- Overcoming Apartheid : can truth reconcile a divided nation? / James L. Gibson -- The Federal Constitutional Court : guardian of German democracy / Donald P. Kommers -- Religion, constitutional courts, and democracy in former communist countries / James T. Richardson -- Transitions to constitutional democracies : the German Democratic Republic / Inga Markovits -- Sudan : a nation in turbulent search of itself / Francis M. Deng -- Expecting the unexpected : cultural components of Arab governance / Lawrence Rosen -- Rule of law and lawyers in Latin America / Rogelio Perez-Perdomo -- Law and development of constitutional democracy : is China a problem case? / Randall Peerenboom -- Toward a world rule of law : freedom of expression / Kurt Wimmer -- Divided nations : the paradox of national protection / Francis M. Deng -- Views on the ground : the local perception of international criminal tribunals in the former Yugoslavia and Sierra Leone / Donna E. Arzt -- Global rule of law or global rule of law enforcement? International police cooperation and counterterrorism / Mathieu Deflem -- Environmental protection, free trade, and democracy / David M. Driesen -- Global business : oversite without inhibiting enterprise / John Philip Jones -- The "good governance" concept revisited / Ved P. Nanda -- Sociological evolution : an afterword / Richard E. D. Schwartz / Quick read synopsis : law, society and democracy : comparative perspectives |
| Subject |
Law -- Political aspects -- Congresses.
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Law -- Political aspects. |
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Democracy -- Congresses.
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Democracy. |
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Sociological jurisprudence -- Congresses.
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Sociological jurisprudence. |
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Rule of law -- Congresses.
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Rule of law. |
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Law. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Schwartz, Richard E.D.
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American Academy of Political and Social Science.
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| ISBN |
1412940117 |
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