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[Brand: Cambridge University Press] Ä Democracy and the Rule of Law (Cambridge Studies in the Theory of Democracy) ↠ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Democracy and the Rule of Law (Cambridge Studies in the Theory of Democracy) Law is thus deeply rooted in politics.. The rule of law emerges when no group is strong enough to dominate the others, and political actors seek to resolve their conflicts by recourse to law. An international group of specialists from the fields of law, politics, economics, and philosophy address the question of why governments act or do not act according to laws. The authors interpret the rule of law as a strategic choice of actors with powerful interests, rather than as an exogenous constraint

Democracy and the Rule of Law (Cambridge Studies in the Theory of Democracy)

Title : Democracy and the Rule of Law (Cambridge Studies in the Theory of Democracy)
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Rating : 4.83 (657 Votes)
Asin : 0521532663
Format Type : paperback
Number of Pages : 334 Pages
Publish Date : 2017-04-30
Language : English

Law is thus deeply rooted in politics.. The rule of law emerges when no group is strong enough to dominate the others, and political actors seek to resolve their conflicts by recourse to law. An international group of specialists from the fields of law, politics, economics, and philosophy address the question of why governments act or do not act according to laws. The authors interpret the rule of law as a strategic choice of actors with powerful interests, rather than as an exogenous constraint on politi

An interesting collection of essays The essays come across as a collection of authors synthesizing books that they've written. Nonetheless, it is a very nice way to sample some of the literature in this field. Some of the essays, particularly the first few, tend a bit too much towards the legal theory and less on the institutional side. I particularly enjoyed Robert Barros' essays on constitutionalism in Pinochet's Chile - he provides a fascinating argument for how institutions and law can in fact bind dictators under certain condition

"This book is clearly a must read for anyone interested in the question of what causes democracy and/or the rule of law." The Law and Politics Book Review

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