Perestroika and the rule of law : Anglo-American and Soviet perspectives /

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Imprint:London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York, NY : Distributed in the United States of America and Canada by St Martin's Press, 1991.
Description:199 pages ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1341574
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Other authors / contributors:Butler, William Elliott, 1939-
ISBN:185043316X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • The Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. The Development of Concepts
  • Perestroika and the Rule of Law
  • Jus and Lex: The Evolution of Views
  • The Rule of Law: Conservative, Liberal, Marxist, and Neo-Marxist: Wherein Lies the Attraction?
  • The Supremacy of Lex and Legal Reform in the USSR
  • Part 2. The Place of Pluralism
  • Political Pluralism and Law
  • Political Pluralism: The Legal Status of Political Parties
  • Law and Glasnost
  • Part 3. The Executive and the Judiciary
  • Separation of Powers in the USSR: Emerging Theory
  • Judicial Accountability and the Separation of Powers in the English Legal System
  • On Constitutional Supervision in the USSR
  • Judicial Control of Government: Can It Be Done? Should It Be Done?
  • Part 4. The Individual and the State
  • The Constitution and the Transition to Democracy
  • Inviolability of the Individual in a Rule-of-Law State