Rule of Law Intermediaries - Brokering Influence in Myanmar

Examines how intermediaries work on rule of law assistance in authoritarian Myanmar, based on interviews with 100 individuals.

List of contents

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Foreword

Examines how intermediaries work on rule of law assistance in authoritarian Myanmar, based on interviews with 100 individuals.

Product details

• Authors: Kristina Simion, Kristina (Australian National University Simion
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2023
• EAN: 9781108829854
• ISBN: 978-1-108-82985-4
• No. of pages: 281
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; 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