Rule of Law Intermediaries

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-108-83086-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 563 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society

Scholars puzzle over the conditions that make rule of law development in authoritarian settings successful. In this significant contribution, focusing on the decade of Myanmar's political transformation, Kristina Simion explores rule of law assistance through the practice and experience of intermediaries, their capital, strategies and challenges. How do intermediaries influence the field, and the ways in which the rule of law is brokered transnationally? And why do they matter? Simion relates her research to law and sociology to bring to light these neglected players, focusing on who they are, the influence they have, their double agency and their crucial importance in establishing trust and translating rule of law. Relying on rich empirical data collected in Myanmar, the book shares the voices of the individuals that help to steer societal change within authoritarian confines. This socio-legal work offers some insights into why rule of law change in authoritarian settings often does not go expected ways, one of the development field's long unresolved issues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simion, Kristina

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Between universals and particulars: rule of law as a travelling model; 3. Rule of law intermediaries: who, what, when?; 4. Rule of law assistance: actors and technologies; 5. The emergence of intermediaries; 6. Intermediaries: background, capital, motivations; 7. Intermediaries as trust builders; 8. Intermediaries as translators; 9. Intermediaries' influence, foreign actors' dependence.

Über Autor(innen)

Simion, Kristina
Kristina Simion works as a government specialist at the Swedish Agency for Peace, Security and Development (Folke Bernadotte Academy), focusing on rule of law development and Myanmar. She is a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Political and Social Change at the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, Canberra.