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The Rule Of Law: China's Skepticism And The Rule Of People, Pat K. Chew Jan 2005

The Rule Of Law: China's Skepticism And The Rule Of People, Pat K. Chew

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The West believes that without formal legal rules (the rule of law), how society operates is not transparent. This opaqueness in how things get done discourages trade, including foreign investment, which in turn makes overall economic development more difficult. Instead of predictable legal rules, the fear is that the void will be filled with unpredictable and arbitrary human indiscretions. Furthermore, the West believes that the absence of the rule of law makes the basic protection of human and civil rights problematic.

However, the Western view of the rule of law is not the only model. Alternative cultural assumptions about the …


Afterword Culture By Law: Backlash As Jurisprudence, Francisco Valdes Jan 2005

Afterword Culture By Law: Backlash As Jurisprudence, Francisco Valdes

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Afterword "We Are Now Of The View"*: Backlash Activism, Cultural Cleansing, And The Kulturkampf To Resurrect The Old Deal, Francisco Valdes Jan 2005

Afterword "We Are Now Of The View"*: Backlash Activism, Cultural Cleansing, And The Kulturkampf To Resurrect The Old Deal, Francisco Valdes

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