The international rule of law movement : a crisis of legitimacy and the way forward /
Imprint: | Cambridge, MA : Harvard Law School, ©2014. |
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Description: | xxiii, 308 pages ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Human rights program series Human Rights Program practice series. |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10072943 |
Summary: | Promoting the rule of law at the national and international levels is at the heart of the United Nations' mission and is a principle embedded throughout the Charter of the United Nations and most constitutions of nation-states. The 2012 "Declaration on the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels" adopted by the General Assembly reaffirmed that human rights, the rule of law, and democracy were interlinked and mutually reinforcing, and that they belonged to the universal and indivisible core values and principles of the United Nations. To some, the "Rule of Law" has become nothing more than empty rhetoric of individual Western states and intergovernmental bodies such as the UN, The World Bank, and the EU. In addition to conceptual uncertainty and perceived hidden agendas, there is mounting skepticism, particularly among donors, regarding rule of law promotion and its effectiveness in fragile states. |
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Physical Description: | xxiii, 308 pages ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9780674365704 0674365704 |