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Rule Of Law With Chinese Characteristics: An Empirical Cultural Perspective On China, Hong Kong And Singapore, Jeffrey E. Thomas
Rule Of Law With Chinese Characteristics: An Empirical Cultural Perspective On China, Hong Kong And Singapore, Jeffrey E. Thomas
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This article uses empirical data to analyse the meaning of rule of law with Chinese characteristics. It compares rule of law data on China, Hong Kong and Singapore from the World Justice Project and finds patterns of more limited protection of individual rights and fewer limits on governmental powers. It then uses Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions to consider whether those patterns are related to common cultural characteristics. It finds low scores on the cultural value of individualism in those three jurisdictions are correlated with lower protection for individual rights, and that high scores on Hofstede’s Power Distribution Index are inversely …
Understanding Rule Of Law / Supremacy Of Law And Underlying Obstacles In Turkey And Around The World, Jeffrey E. Thomas
Understanding Rule Of Law / Supremacy Of Law And Underlying Obstacles In Turkey And Around The World, Jeffrey E. Thomas
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Rule of Law has become every country’s ambition; developed countries are promoting it, multinational corporations want it, and aid organizations are trying to build it. No country in modern times - with the possible exception of China during the cultural revolution- has ever said “We reject the rule of law,” although by their actions some countries have done so. The goal of this paper is to provide some additional perspective on the Rule of Law for discussion and deliberations in Turkey. The paper starts with some of the major obstacles, and then make a few comments regarding the author’s impressions …