Promoting the rule of law abroad has become a major part of Western efforts to spread democracy and market economies around the world. Yet, although programs to foster the rule of law abroad have mushroomed, well-grounded knowledge about what factors ensure success, and why, remains scarce. In Promoting the Rule of Law Abroad, leading practitioners and policy-oriented scholars draw on years of experience to critically assess the rationale, methods, and goals of the rule-of-law policies and programs. These incisive, accessible essays offer vivid portrayals and penetrating analyses of the challenges that define this vital but often misunderstood field. Contributors: Rachel Kleinfeld (Truman National Security Project), Lisa Bhansali (World Bank), Christina Biebesheimer (World Bank), Wade Channell (independent consultant), Stephen Golub (University of California, Berkeley), David Mednicoff (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Laure-Helene Piron (Overseas Development Institute, London), Frank Upham (NYU School of Law), Matthew Spence (Truman National Security Project), and Matthew Stephenson (Harvard Law School).
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"An indispensable work in a field of vital importance." --Stephen Holmes, Walter E. Meyer Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
"Carothers has taken a topic with grand rhetorical appeal . . . and brought it down to earth for both scholars and practitioners." --Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
"Carothers has taken a topic with grand rhetorical appeal . . . and brought it down to earth for both scholars and practitioners." --Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
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"If you want to understand why promoting the rule of law around the world is both ardently pursued and hotly criticized, read this spirited and sobering book--an indespensable work in a field of vital importance." —Stephen Holmes, Walter E. Meyer Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
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The Rule of Law has become more and more important in international relations over the past years, with vast sums of money spent on the training of judges, the building of courts, institutions of transitional justice and the drafting of legislation. This book is the best overview of these efforts and the rationale that underlies them that I've come across. It is based on extensive research by someone with long-term experience in the field, well-written and clearly argued. Much recommended!
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Cuts through the jargon,
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As Carothers, et al., point out, the "rule of law" means different things to different speakers. When a government or NGO official talks about the rule of law, it's worth asking which definition he has in mind.
This collection of essays covers a lot of ground, addressing strengths & weaknesses of different approaches to this oft-cited but seldom defined touchstone of international relations. I hope the transition team puts this on their reading list, along with almost anything else Carothers writes or edits. The format of this book, as a series of essays, worked well with the self-directed study I am engaged in right now. I can read an essay or two in this book, a chapter or two in another related book, and come back to this one. There are some books that a reader has to work his way through before he can say he really understands it, but each of these essays can stand alone. Carothers selected the essays well to cover the range of a broad topic.
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