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. Ed(S): Costa, Pietro; Zolo, Danilo - The Rule of Law History, Theory and Criticism - 9789048174379 - V9789048174379
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The Rule of Law History, Theory and Criticism

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Description for The Rule of Law History, Theory and Criticism Paperback. Editor(s): Costa, Pietro; Zolo, Danilo. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 700 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 987.

Costa and Zolo share the conviction that a proper understanding of the rule of law today requires referring to a global problematic horizon. It seems unavoidable to investigate into the relationship between Europe and the United States, on the one hand, and the ‘rest’ of the world, on the other. Over the last centuries this relationship developed in terms of conquest and colonisation, on the widespread view that Western ‘civilisation’ should be opposed as a whole to ‘barbaric’ others. Today, however, the notion of rule of law is still rousing a debate that cannot be said to have come to ... Read more

In sum, the book intends to offer some relevant guides for orienting the reader through a political and legal debate where the rule of law (and the doctrine of ‘human rights’) is a concept both controversial and significant at the national and international levels.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
Series
Law and Philosophy Library
Number of Pages
700
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048174379
SKU
V9789048174379
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