Law, Development and Globalization
Series edited by Julio Faundez, University of Warwick, UK
This book series provides a platform for scholars and development practitioners concerned with the nature, scope and impact of the legal changes taking place in developing and transition countries. During the past two decades, a substantial transformation of law and legal institutions in developing and transition countries has taken place. Whether prompted by the policy prescriptions of the so-called Washington consensus, the wave of democratization, the international human rights movement or the emergence of new social movements, no area of law has been left untouched. This massive transformation is attracting the attention of legal scholars, as well as scholars from other disciplines; promoting cross-disciplinary dialogue and cooperation. Today the study of law cannot ignore the process of globalization, which calls for inter-disciplinary skills and perspectives.
To discuss or propose an idea for a book, please contact:
Professor Julio Faundez
e-mail: j.faundez@warwick.ac.uk Tel.: + 44 (0) 2476 523119
School of Law, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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International Development
Series: Critical Approaches to Law
This book contests current approaches to law and development insofar as these depend upon two premises: first, that development is the means by which global human well-being is to be achieved; and, second that law – both domestic and international – may be used to affect that development. Asking...
To Be Published May 31st 2014 by Routledge-Cavendish
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Justice and Security Reform
Development Agencies and Informal Institutions in Sierra Leone
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
In a context in which security sector reform has become a pervasive development strategy, Justice and Security Reform considers the necessity and difficulty of engaging with informal (as well as formal) actors in this context, whilst assessing the impact of this engagement on the effectiveness of...
To Be Published December 14th 2013 by Routledge
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Multinational Integration, Cultural Identity and Regional Self-Government
Comparative Experiences for Tibet
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
Multinational Integration, Cultural Identity and Regional Self-Government assesses the current state of the international theory and practice of autonomy in order to pursue the possibility for regional self-government in Tibet. Initiated by a workshop, and roundtable with political representatives...
To Be Published December 14th 2013 by Routledge
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Governing Refugees
Justice, Order and Legal Pluralism in the Refugee Camp
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
Governing Refugees examines the themes of community governance, order maintenance and legal pluralism in the context of refugee camps. The nature of a refugee situation is such that multiple actors take a role in camp management, creating a complex governance environment which has a significant...
To Be Published December 14th 2013 by Routledge
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Law and Society in Latin America
A New Map
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
Legal thought and practice in Latin America has changed dramatically in the last two decades. First: new constitutions or constitutional reforms have marked the transition to democracy of the vast majority of the countries in the region and introduced fundamental institutional innovations, such as...
To Be Published December 14th 2013 by Routledge
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From the Global to the Local
How International Rights Reach Bangladesh's Children
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
From the Global to the Local develops a unique perspective on human rights governance in developing countries, where the state often lacks the required resources, capacities and expertise for implementing rights. Considering how rights that have been agreed upon in the global arena of world...
To Be Published October 27th 2013 by Routledge
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Land Law Reform in Eastern Africa: Traditional or Transformative?
A critical review of 50 years of land law reform in Eastern Africa 1961 – 2011
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
Land Law Reform in East Africa reviews development and changes in the statutory land laws of 7 countries in Eastern Africa over the period 1961 – 2011. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 sets up the conceptual framework for consideration of the reforms, and pursues a contrast between...
To Be Published June 23rd 2013 by Routledge
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Social Movements, Law and the Politics of Land Reform
Lessons from Brazil
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
Social Movements, Law and the Politics of Land Reform investigates how rural social movements are struggling for land reform against the background of ambitious but unfulfilled constitutional promises evident in much of the developing world. Taking Brazil as an example, it unpicks the...
Published April 17th 2013 by Routledge-Cavendish
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Gender Justice and Legal Pluralities
Latin American and African Perspectives
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
Gender Justice and Legal Pluralities: Latin American and African Perspectives examines the relationship between legal pluralities and the prospects for greater gender justice in developing countries. Rather than asking whether legal pluralities are ‘good’ or ‘bad’ for women, the starting point of...
Published November 7th 2012 by Routledge
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Lawyers and the Construction of Transnational Justice
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
Lawyers and the Construction of Transnational Justice will show students and scholars what it means in practice to talk about building transnational justice – both on the side of economic regulation and on the side of human rights and humanitarian law. It links national and transnational processes,...
Published September 29th 2011 by Routledge
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Policing and Human Rights
The Meaning of Violence and Justice in the Everyday Policing of Johannesburg
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
Policing and Human Rights analyses the implementation of human rights standards, tracing them from the nodal points of their production in Geneva, through the board rooms of national police management and training facilities, to the streets of downtown Johannesburg. This book deals with how...
Published April 27th 2011 by Routledge
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Lawyers and the Rule of Law in an Era of Globalization
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
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...
Published February 7th 2011 by Routledge
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Governance through Development
Poverty Reduction Strategies, International Law and the Disciplining of Third World States
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
Governance through Development locates the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) framework within the broader context of international law and global governance, exploring its impact on third world state engagement with the global political economy and the international regulatory norms and...
Published February 6th 2011 by Routledge-Cavendish
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Law in the Pursuit of Development
Principles into Practice?
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
Law in the Pursuit of Development critically explores the relationships between contemporary principles and practice in law and development. Including papers by internationally renowned, as well as emerging, scholars and practitioners, the book is organized around the three liberal principles which...
Published December 14th 2009 by Routledge-Cavendish
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Marginalized Communities and Access to Justice
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
Marginalized Communities and Access to Justice is a comparative study, by leading researchers in the field of law and justice, of the imperatives and constraints of access to justice among a number of marginalized communities. A central feature of the rule of law is the equality of all before the...
Published December 7th 2009 by Routledge-Cavendish
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Global Perspectives on the Rule of Law
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
Global Perspectives on the Rule of Law is a collection of original research on the rule of law from a panel of leading economists, political scientists, legal scholars, sociologists and historians. The chapters critically analyze the meaning and foundations of the rule of law and its relationship...
Published July 27th 2009 by Routledge-Cavendish
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The Political Economy of Government Auditing
Financial Governance and the Rule of Law in Latin America and Beyond
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
The Political Economy of Government Auditing addresses the elusive quest for greater transparency and accountability in the management of public finances in emerging economies; and, more specifically, it examines the contribution of autonomous audit agencies (AAAs) to the fight against...
Published May 21st 2009 by Routledge-Cavendish
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State Violence and Human Rights
State Officials in the South
Series: Law, Development and Globalization
State Violence and Human Rights addresses how legal practices – rooted in global human rights discourse or local demands – take hold in societies where issues of state violence remain to be resolved. Attempts to make societies accountable to human rights norms regularly draw on...
Published February 19th 2009 by Routledge-Cavendish