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Descendants Of Realism?: Policy-Oriented International Lawyers As Guardians Of Democracy, Hengameh Saberi
Descendants Of Realism?: Policy-Oriented International Lawyers As Guardians Of Democracy, Hengameh Saberi
Hengameh Saberi
No abstract provided.
Transitional Justice In Iraq: Learning The Hard Way, Erin Daly
Transitional Justice In Iraq: Learning The Hard Way, Erin Daly
Erin Daly
The relationship between transitional justice and democracy is fraught and complex, and nowhere more so than in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein. Iraq has experienced a range of transitional justice initiatives, including the trial and execution of its former leader, purges from the civil service and the military, and a series of reconciliation conferences. And yet, democracy has not fully taken root and violence continues to plague many parts of the nation on a regular basis. This article argues that initiatives aimed at changing the structure of society -- including but not limited to constitutionalism, frequent elections, and …
Money And Rights, Deborah Hellman
Money And Rights, Deborah Hellman
Deborah Hellman
This article looks at when constitutionally protected rights are interpreted by courts to include a concomitant right to spend money to effectuate the underlying right and when they are not. It concludes that there are two strands in our constitutional law: the Integral Strand, in which a right includes the right to spend money and the Blocked Strand, in which it does not.
Conviction And Punishment: Free Press And Competitive Election As Deterrents To Corruption, Xiaowen Tian, Vai Lo
Conviction And Punishment: Free Press And Competitive Election As Deterrents To Corruption, Xiaowen Tian, Vai Lo
Xiaowen Tian
Democratic institutions are not equally effective in curbing corruption. Using a criminal behavior model, this study formulates the hypothesis that corruption offenders, being risk-inclined, are deterred more by conviction-reinforcing democratic institutions than by punishment-reinforcing democratic institutions. Evidence based on cross-country regressions strongly supports this hypothesis, indicating that compared with competitive election, free press is a more effective deterrent to corruption. While shedding light on why corruption remains rampant in some electoral democracies - particularly the illiberal democracies - this study identifies a key to corruption control.
Collective Discursive Democracy And International Law Personality For Transnational Enterprises, Russell Miller
Collective Discursive Democracy And International Law Personality For Transnational Enterprises, Russell Miller
Russell A. Miller
No abstract provided.
International Law As Democratic Law, Andrew Strauss
International Law As Democratic Law, Andrew Strauss
Andrew L. Strauss
No abstract provided.
Collective Deliberative Democracy As An Indigenous Right To Self-Determination, Russell Miller
Collective Deliberative Democracy As An Indigenous Right To Self-Determination, Russell Miller
Russell A. Miller
No abstract provided.
Self-Determination In International Law And The Demise Of Democracy?, Russell Miller
Self-Determination In International Law And The Demise Of Democracy?, Russell Miller
Russell A. Miller
No abstract provided.
Reviving The Dream Of Global Democracy, Andrew Strauss, Richard Falk
Reviving The Dream Of Global Democracy, Andrew Strauss, Richard Falk
Andrew L. Strauss
No abstract provided.
The Deeper Challenges Of Global Terrorism: A Democratizing Response, Andrew Strauss, Richard Falk
The Deeper Challenges Of Global Terrorism: A Democratizing Response, Andrew Strauss, Richard Falk
Andrew L. Strauss
No abstract provided.
Union Democracy, American Democracy, And Global Democracy: An Overview And Assessment, Michael Goldberg
Union Democracy, American Democracy, And Global Democracy: An Overview And Assessment, Michael Goldberg
Michael J Goldberg
No abstract provided.