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Title Getting to the rule of law / edited by James E. Fleming
Published New York : New York University Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 298 pages)
Series Nomos : yearbook of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy ; 50
Nomos ; 50.
Contents The rule of law and the importance of procedure / Jeremy Waldron -- The limits of process / Robin West -- A substantive conception of the rule of law : nonarbitrary treatment and the limits of procedure / Corey Brettschneider -- Four puzzles about the rule of law : why, what, where? and who cares? / Martin Krygier -- Separation of powers and the national security state / Benjamin A. Kleinerman -- Judicial oversight, justice, and executive discretion bounded by law / Curtis A. Bradley -- The instability of "executive discretion" / Lionel K. McPherson -- Constitutional theory, the unitary executive and the rule of law / Sotirios A. Barber and James E. Fleming -- Justice on the ground? : international criminal courts and domestic rule of law building in conflict-affected societies / Jane E. Stromseth -- In defense of imperialism? : the rule of law and the state-building project / Tom Ginsburg -- Bystanders, the rule of law, and criminal trials / Larry May -- Might still distorts right : perils of the rule of law project / Richard Miller
Summary "The rule of law has been celebrated as 'an unqualified human good, ' yet there is considerable disagreement about what the ideal of the rule of law requires. When people clamor for the preservation or extension of the rule of law, are they advocating a substantive conception of the rule of law respecting private property and promoting liberty, a formal conception emphasizing an 'inner morality of law, ' or a procedural conception stressing the right to be heard by an impartial tribunal and to make arguments about what the law is? When are exertions of executive power 'outside the law' justified on the ground that they may be necessary to maintain or restore the conditions for the rule of law in emergency circumstances, such as defending against terrorist attacks? In Getting to the Rule of Law a group of contributors from a variety of disciplines address many of the theoretical legal, political, and moral issues raised by such questions and examine practical applications 'on the ground' in the United States and around the world. This timely, interdisciplinary volume examines the ideal of the rule of law, questions when, if ever, executive power 'outside the law' is justified to maintain or restore the rule of law, and explores the prospects for and perils of building the rule of law after military interventions."--Publisher's description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Rule of law -- Philosophy
Procedure (Law) -- Philosophy
Due process of law.
Intervention (International law)
Law -- Political aspects.
LAW -- Essays.
LAW -- General Practice.
LAW -- Jurisprudence.
LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW -- Practical Guides.
LAW -- Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
Due process of law
Intervention (International law)
Law -- Political aspects
Procedure (Law) -- Philosophy
Rule of law -- Philosophy
Wetten.
Ethische aspecten.
Rechtvaardiging.
Rättssäkerhet -- filosofi.
Processrätt.
Intervention (folkrätt)
Genre/Form Electronic books
Congressen (vorm)
Form Electronic book
Author Fleming, James E., editor
ISBN 9780814728444
0814728448
9780814728789
0814728782