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The Law Is A Causeway: Metaphor And The Rule Of Law In Russia, Jeffrey D. Kahn
The Law Is A Causeway: Metaphor And The Rule Of Law In Russia, Jeffrey D. Kahn
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The chapter explores how a metaphor for the rule of law created by the playwright Robert Bolt captures the difficulty that Russia has experienced in its self-proclaimed pursuit of a rule-of-law state: "The law is not a 'light' for you or any man to see by; the law is n instrument of any kind. The law is a causeway upon which, so long as he keeps to it, a citizen may walk safely." In Russia, the failure to build a rule-of-law state has been, among other things, a failure to create what this metaphor describes as the essence of that …
The Search For The Rule Of Law In Russia, Jeffrey D. Kahn
The Search For The Rule Of Law In Russia, Jeffrey D. Kahn
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There exists broad consensus in political science that the rule of law is as essential to a consolidated modern democracy as electoral politics or a robust civil society. Paradoxically, however, the rule of law as an institution has not been subjected to nearly the same rigorous study as those other popular variables. Although frequently used, the term is rarely defined. Political scientists declare the general importance of the rule of law, but reduce their focus to the "rules of the game" for political elites and the adoption of select laws and judicial institutions. Frequently, an instrumentalist metaphor is deployed: the …