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The Rule of Law in the 21st Century: A Worldwide Perspective, 2nd Edition

The Rule of Law in the 21st Century: A Worldwide Perspective, 2nd Edition

Author: Justice Richard J Goldstone; Professor Robert A Stein
Publisher: Globe Law and Business
ISBN: 9781787427952

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781909416802
Published In: February 2022
Format: Hardback , 220 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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The rule of law is sometimes expressed as ‘no person is above the law’. A more comprehensive description of the concept has been elusive for generations of scholars, lawyers and judges. What does the phrase mean? More specifically, what does the rule of law mean in the context of 21st century issues and challenges?

Professor Robert A Stein, Justice Richard J Goldstone and CEELI Institute Founder Homer Moyer are the distinguished editors and authors of the second edition of The Rule of Law in the 21st Century, published in association with the International Bar Association. Joining Stein, Goldstone and Moyer is an array of internationally distinguished leaders of the legal profession from North America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East to explore the meaning of the rule of law today in a variety of circumstances.

The book examines the concept of the rule of law from a variety of perspectives, beginning with the basic principles and all-important definitional issue of what the term “rule of law” means, and includes fully updated chapters covering the independence of the judiciary and the internationalisation of the rule of law.

The second edition also contains several new chapters, including:

War crimes and genocide: ultimate violations of the rule of law;
Addressing the problem of corruption that threatens the rule of law;
The rule of law and inequality of women in the US judiciary;
Thirty years of rule of law learning; and
Chapters describing law reform programmes that have strengthened the rule of law around the world in recent decades.

The rule of law is humankind’s best hope for freedom and justice. The second edition of The Rule of Law in the 21st Century gives us a better understanding of this important concept in the world today.

Foreword

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Introduction

Homer Moyer, CEELI Institute, Richard J. Goldstone, Retired justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Robert A. Stein University of Minnesota Law School

The rule of law

Robert A. Stein

Independence of the judiciary

Richard J. Goldstone

Internationalisation of the rule of law

Richard J. Goldstone

CEELI: its genesis and milestones

Homer Moyer

The CEELI Institute: advancing the rule of law

Homer Moyer

Thirty years of rule of law learning

Elizabeth Andersen, World Justice Project

Corruption: major challenge to the rule of law

Homer Moyer

War crimes and genocide: ultimate violations of the rule of law

Mark S. Ellis, International Bar Association

The rule of law and inequality of women in the US judiciary

Mariah Lindsay, UCI Law, Allison M. Whelan, Covington & Burling LLP

Judicial independence in Islam

Essam Al Tamimi, Al Tamimi & Company

Rule of law programmes: a primer

Michael Maya, International Bar Association

Rule of law promotion efforts

Michael Maya

The meaning and durability of the rule of law

Homer Moyer

Prospects and challenges for the rule of law

Richard J. Goldstone, Robert A Stein

Appendices:

Appendix A: Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Appendix B: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Appendix C: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Appendix D: The Constitution of the United States

Appendix E: The South African Bill of Rights

Consulting editors: Professor Robert A Stein and Justice Richard J Goldstone

Contributing firm	Author(s)

England
Brick Court Chambers	Hilary Heilbron
The Dickson Poon School of Law	Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
The Supreme Court	Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
India
Little & Co	Rajas Kasbekar
Peru
Benites Forno & Ugaz Abogados	José Carlos Ugaz Sánchez Moreno
Singapore
Singapore Democratic Party	Chee Soon Juan
South Africa
Constitutional Court of South Africa	Richard J Goldstone
United Arab Emirates
Al Tamimi Advocates & Legal Consultants	Essam Al Tamimi
USA
University of Minnesota Law School	Robert A Stein
International Bar Association	Michael Maya
Irvine School of Law University of California	Michele Bratcher Goodwin
Miller & Chevalier	Homer Moyer
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough	William C Hubbard
Sullivan & Worcester LLP	James R Silkenat
Supreme Court of the United States	Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The Volcker Alliance	Paul A Volcker
US Federal Court of Appeals	Allison M Whelan
World Bank Group	Stephen S Zimmermann