Law and development and the global discourses of legal transfers

Law and development and the global discourses of legal transfers / edited by John Gillespie and Pip Nicholson.

This volume of essays contributes to the understanding of global law reform by questioning the assumption in law and development theory that laws fail to transfer because of shortcomings in project design and implementation. It brings together leading scholars who demonstrate that a synthesis of law...

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Other Authors: Gillespie, John (John Stanley), Nicholson, Penelope
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Series:Cambridge studies in law and society.
Subjects:
Law and economic development.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
LAW > Reference.
Law and economic development
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; LAW AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE GLOBAL DISCOURSES OF LEGAL TRANSFERS; Series; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1: Taking the interpretation of legal transfers seriously: the challenge for law and development; Do donors assess the demand for legal projects?; Recent reform of donor practices: Tinkering or fundamental change?; Interpretive approaches introduced; Assumptions: Revisiting the role of positivism; The transfer and its actors; Where does the interpretation of legal transfers take place?; Interpreting legal transfers to inform donor law-reform activity.

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