Rule of Law

The Rule of Law, The Rule of Conflict? Hong Kong and Democracy—Past and Present Revisited

“The rule of law is essential to Hong Kong’s future” — declared the last governor of Hong Kong, Christopher Patten, a few years before the city’s handover to China. The... en savoir plus →

David Marshall, ed, The International Rule of Law Movement: a Crisis of Legitimacy and the Way Forward, Cambridge, Human Rights Program, Harvard Law School, 2014

Abstract Today, more than ever before, the rule of law is considered key to “sustainable political and economic development” and has become “the central policy” in international development cooperation. Nonetheless,... en savoir plus →

Michael J. Trebilcock and Ronald J. Daniels, Rule of Law Reform and Development: Charting the Fragile Path of Progress, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2008

Abstract The “rule of law” has become a mantra of these days. Hence, Michael Trebilcock and Ronald Daniels face an uphill struggle if they want to save this term from... en savoir plus →