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Showing 1 to 20 of 293 for “"rule of law"”.
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Pollution control and the rule of law.
The thesis is an attempt to apply the rule of law to pollution control, the aim being to discover whether one form of environmental regulation can be regarded as more constitutionally legitimate than another. The thesis begins with a detailed discussion of the rule of law. In the first chapter, I …
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TAX, GAAR and THE RULE OF LAW
… recently introduced a General Anti Abuse Rule (GAAR) to address it. This thesis evaluates the GAAR, particularly in light of the rule of law. The thesis is structured in four sections. The first examines difficulties in defining tax avoidance and explores pre-GAAR approaches before setting …
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Trust and The Rule of Law: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Relationship between the Rule of Law and Economic Development
… broadly addresses the question: is promoting the rule of law in lower and middle income countries in order to increase economic development a meaningful project? The answer to this question is consequential as significant human and financial resources are allocated to rule of law promotion every …
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The International Rule of Law and Seaborne Refugees
This thesis examines the seaborne movement of asylum-seekers, irregular migrants and refugees in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. It critically assesses the relevant international legal regimes that apply through an examination of the law of the sea, refugee law, human rights law, …
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The International Rule of Law and Seaborne Refugees
This thesis examines the seaborne movement of asylum-seekers, irregular migrants and refugees in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. It critically assesses the relevant international legal regimes that apply through an examination of the law of the sea, refugee law, human rights law, …
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Equitable Liability and the Rule of Law in China
… Xi Jinping, have called for establishing the rule of law in China. Many observers have hoped that China would emulate the Western rule of law. If the understanding that government is limited by law is necessary for the Western rule of law, China has had neither practice nor thought of the rule …
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Constitutional limitations and the rule of law: an Indian perspective
… undertakes a comprehensive examination of the doctrine of the rule of law within the Indian constitutional framework, with particular emphasis on the judiciary’s role in interpreting constitutional limitations on legislative and executive power. Since the enforcement of the Constitution …
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Equality Before the Law: Equal Dignity and the Rule of Law
This thesis explores the concept of equality before the law, critiquing the claim that such a principle would either have to be purely formal and normatively inert or else be wedded to a full theory of political morality, including theories of distributive justice. Equality before the law is best …
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Truth And Reconciliation Commissions: The Road To Democracy And Rule Of Law?
… COMMISSIONS: THE ROAD TO DEMOCRACY AND RULE OF LAW?</p> <p>by</p> <p>JULIE A. KEIL</p> <p>December 2014</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Sharon Lean</p> <p>Major: Political Science</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>Every year millions of dollars are spent on Truth and Reconciliation …
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The rule of law in Vietnam: role and impact of informal institutions
It is widely recognized that the rule of law is an essential factor and indispensable value of a modem democracy. Establishing the rule of law is regarded as a priority to institutional reform in developing and transition countries. However, attempts to establish the rule of law often raise …
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Policing and the rule of law in weak states : evidence from Liberia
… in the police? How can they ensure the primacy of the police and courts over customary alternatives in peripheral regions long accustomed to autonomy? In urban areas plagued by high levels of crime and insecurity, how can they reduce reliance on vigilantism and extrajudicial justice? My …
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The Maltese media and the rule of law debate within the European Union
… how the Maltese media reported and framed the Rule of Law debate in the European Union. Though the concept of media framing has been the subject of various studies, its heterogeneous nature still allows for new discoveries. That being said, the framing of the Rule of Law debate in the European …
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Transitional justice, judicial accountability and the rule of law- a Nigerian case study
This study investigates accountability of the judiciary for its role in authoritarianism as an integral part of accountability in transitions. It argues this is an important but relatively neglected aspect of transitional justice theory and state practice. The thesis of the research is that the …
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Rule of law and party systems : a study of regional political parties in India
Where do party systems come from? The first part of this dissertation argues that party system formation depends on the rule of law, which is defined as the extent to which the state uniformly implements and enforces its laws and policies. When the rule of law is weak, voters form attachments …
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Roads to the rule of law : the emergence of an independent judiciary in contemporary Egypt
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 1995.
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Systematic Gender Violence and the Rule of Law: Aboriginal Communities in Australia and Post-War Liberia
… justice for Indigenous girls and women survivors of violence is unfair, inequitable, and sometimes arbitrary. Systematic violence against girls and women pervades cultures and societies; operates at three main levels: institution and state, structural and cultural, and community and individual; …
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Systematic Gender Violence and the Rule of Law: Aboriginal Communities in Australia and Post-War Liberia
… justice for Indigenous girls and women survivors of violence is unfair, inequitable, and sometimes arbitrary. Systematic violence against girls and women pervades cultures and societies; operates at three main levels: institution and state, structural and cultural, and community and individual; …
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The making of a rule of law in Europe : the European Court and the national judiciaries
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 1996.
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Who am I to judge? : rhetoric, passion, and rule of law in Aristotle's political thought.
… what seems to be the greatest political crisis of our time: a politics divorced from reasoned speech (logos) and its most significant political function, judgment. Aristotle's Rhetoric, I propose, provides not only a framework that allows us to see and articulate this contemporary dilemma, but …
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