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The Rule of Law - The Common Sense of Global Politics (Paperback)
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For too long, the rule of law has been assumed as opposed to
rigorously interrogated. Christopher May's excellent study not only
draws attention to this oversight, but also lucidly demonstrates
how and why the rule of law rule of law has achieved the status of
common sense of global politics. For anyone interested in the
legalization of global politics as well as its social, political
and ideological consequences, this superb book is essential
reading.' - Susanne Soederberg, Queen s University, CanadaThis
timely book explores the complexities of the rule of law - a
well-used but perhaps less well understood term - to explain why it
is so often appealed to in discussions of global politics. Ranging
from capacity building and the role of the World Bank to the
discourse(s) of lawyers and jurisprudential critiques, it seeks to
introduce non-lawyers to the important and complex political
economy of the rule of law. In accessible terms, Christopher May
argues that we can no longer merely use the idea of the rule of law
without question but rather must appreciate its multifaceted and
contested character if we are to begin to understand how and why it
is now seen as a 'good thing' across the political spectrum. He
expertly examines the problems encountered by rule of law programes
in post-conflict and developing countries, as well as presenting
the range of contested meanings of the term. The author also
considers the possibility of establishing a pluralistic account of
the rule of law and investigates the plausibility of an
international rule of law. By building on and extending debates in
socio-legal studies about the social role of law, and dealing with
issues largely absent from international political economy this
book will be of great interest to socio - legal scholars and
political economists. It also presents an overarching analysis of
the manner in which politics and law interact that will be of great
value to political scientists and development economists. Contents:
Preface Introduction: The Rule of Law as the Common Sense of Global
Politics 1. The Rule of Law as Social Imaginary, A Methodological
Interlude: How I Do (Global) Political Economy 2. Defining the Rule
of Law, Between Thick and Thin Conceptions 3. The Rule of Law and
the Legaliization of Politics 4. Building the Rule of Law With a
Political Focus 5. Building the Rule of Law With an Economic Focus
6. Global Constitutionalism. The Rule of Law by Another Name? 7.
One Rule of Law or Many? Internal and External Challenges to the
Rule of Law 8. Concluding Thoughts Bibliography Index
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