The Rule of Law Under Pressure: A Transnational Challenge

The Rule of Law Under Pressure provides readers with an accessible and richly detailed assessment of recent challenges to the rule of law. The rule of law is closely tied to both democracy and human rights. The erosion of the rule of law, within a rising number of countries and in international relations, places populations under increasingly authoritarian and rights-abusing governments and threatens to destabilize peaceful relations among states. The book brings conceptual clarity to this complex and multidimensional topic and assesses recent trends in the rule of law at both national and international levels. The opening chapter clearly sets out the key concepts and evaluates broad transnational trends in the rule of law. Succeeding chapters assess rule of law developments at the international level and within key countries around the world.

• Explores recent threats to the rule of law at domestic and international levels
• Examines threats to the rule of law in a broad variety of countries on every continent
• Provides readers with a solid foundation for understanding and assessing current trends with respect to the rule of law