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Law and development and the global discourses of legal transfers /

This volume of essays contributes to the understanding of global law reform by questioning the assumption in law and development theory that laws fail to transfer because of shortcomings in project design and implementation. It brings together leading scholars who demonstrate that a synthesis of law...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gillespie, John (John Stanley), Nicholson, Penelope
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Colección:Cambridge studies in law and society.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; LAW AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE GLOBAL DISCOURSES OF LEGAL TRANSFERS; Series; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1: Taking the interpretation of legal transfers seriously: the challenge for law and development; Do donors assess the demand for legal projects?; Recent reform of donor practices: Tinkering or fundamental change?; Interpretive approaches introduced; Assumptions: Revisiting the role of positivism; The transfer and its actors; Where does the interpretation of legal transfers take place?; Interpreting legal transfers to inform donor law-reform activity.