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Uzbekistan: Islam, Communism, And Religious Liberty--An Appraisal Of Uzbekistan's 1998 Law "On Freedom Of Conscience And Religious Organizations", Grant Garrard Beckwith
Uzbekistan: Islam, Communism, And Religious Liberty--An Appraisal Of Uzbekistan's 1998 Law "On Freedom Of Conscience And Religious Organizations", Grant Garrard Beckwith
BYU Law Review
No abstract provided.
Law And Values In Governance: The Singapore Way, Eugene K. B. Tan
Law And Values In Governance: The Singapore Way, Eugene K. B. Tan
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
The article examines the role of law and the legal system in catalysing Singapore's development success. It argues that there is a dichotomy in the approach with regard to commercial law and law relating to individual freedom and rights and civil society. Universalism characterises the treatment of commercial laws while cultural relativism and a communitarian-based understanding of rights and obligations are features of the law relating to the rights of the individual. Instrumentalism, driven by a particularistic 'communitarian' political philosophy underpinned by strong Confucianist values, is very much motivated by the need for good governance as a prerequisite for economic …
Benign Hegemony? Kosovo And Article 2(4) Of The U.N. Charter, Jules Lobel
Benign Hegemony? Kosovo And Article 2(4) Of The U.N. Charter, Jules Lobel
Articles
The 1999 U.S.-led, NATO-assisted air strike against Yugoslavia has been extolled by some as leading to the creation of a new rule of international law permitting nations to undertake forceful humanitarian intervention where the Security Council cannot act. This view posits the United States as a benevolent hegemon militarily intervening in certain circumstances in defense of such universal values as the protection of human rights. This article challenges that view. NATO's Kosovo intervention does not represent a benign hegemony introducing a new rule of international law. Rather, the United States, freed from Cold War competition with a rival superpower, is …
The Process Geography Of Law (As Approached Through Andalucian Gitano Family Law), Susan G. Drummond
The Process Geography Of Law (As Approached Through Andalucian Gitano Family Law), Susan G. Drummond
Articles & Book Chapters
Comparative law and legal anthropology have for long theorized on the basis of a traditional geography which saw states, regions, locales and social fields as having durable boundaries containing stable and homogenous cultures. This idea of place is now undergoing a massive transformation in response to the effects of and theories about globalization. The emerging ‘process geography’ rejects these traditional ideas, arguing that they are not, and indeed have never been aspects of reality, which is better represented by an imagery of processes. However, it is argued here that globalization is not a synonym for homogenization, nor has place suddenly …
Quem Votaria? As Consequências Do Voto Obrigatόrio, Zachary Elkins
Quem Votaria? As Consequências Do Voto Obrigatόrio, Zachary Elkins
Zachary Elkins
No abstract provided.
Gradations Of Democracy? Empirical Tests Of Alternative Conceptualizations, Zachary Elkins
Gradations Of Democracy? Empirical Tests Of Alternative Conceptualizations, Zachary Elkins
Zachary Elkins
No abstract provided.