Rule of Law Intermediaries - Brokering Influence in Myanmar

Zusatztext 'Rule of Law Intermediaries is a rich and readable scholarly gem. There is no book like it. In addition to original and compelling insights into the burgeoning rule of law industry and its actors, it also adds a fresh perspective to the literature on legal globalisation and to the study of the politics of law in Myanmar.' Bryant G. Garth, Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus, University of California–Irvine Informationen zum Autor 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. Zusammenfassung During Myanmar's political opening, intermediaries played a key role in the field of rule of law development.This book brings to light these neglected players, focusing on who they are, the influence they have, their double agency, their challenges and their crucial importance for rule of law progress. 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.

Product details

• Authors: Kristina Simion, Kristina (Australian National University Simion
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781108830867
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83086-7
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Myanmar, Human Rights, Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, LAW / Public, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, International Relations, International Law, South East Asia, Politics & government, Public International Law, Politics and government, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Myanmar (Burma), International Organisations & Institutions