Lawyers and the Rule of Law in an Era of Globalization (Law, Development and Globalization) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415581176 ISBN 13: 9780415581172

Publisher: Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

Lawyers and the Rule of Law in an Era of Globalization focuses on the national and transnational processes transforming both the rule of law and the role of lawyers. The book draws on a framework that emphasizes the relationship between the national and the international, the strategies of lawyers at various political levels, and the circulation of ideas and people. As such, it considers the 'rule of law', not as a normative ideal that has to be accomplished and realized, but rather as a field of action and discourse that emerges through complex relationships among experts, national elites and global institutions. Through detailed empirical work, the contributors all examine the relationship between law, politics, and the state; focusing on lawyers and the social capital they posses and deploy, in order to understand the efficacy of the rule of law in different polities. Lawyers and the Rule of Law in an Era of Globalization will be invaluable for socio-legal scholars, students of the legal profession, as well as those with interests in law and development studies.

About this title

Product Description:

"Lawyers and the Rule of Law in an Era of Globalization" focuses on the national and transnational processes transforming both the rule of law and the role of lawyers.

About the Author:

Yves Dezalay is a director emeritus of research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in France.

Bryant G. Garth is Dean and Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles and Director Emeritus of the American Bar Foundation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0415581176
• ISBN 13: 9780415581172
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Dezalay Yves, Garth Bryant