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Domination Through Law: The Internationalization of Legal Norms in Postcolonial Africa

Domination Through Law: The Internationalization of Legal Norms in Postcolonial Africa

Sesay, Mohamed

Hardcover

Series: Kilombo: International Relations and Colonial Questions

General Political ScienceInternational Relations

ISBN10: 1538146312
ISBN13: 9781538146316
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Jan 29 2021
Pages: 226
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Winner of the 2021 Lee Ann Fujii Book Award, International Studies Association
The positive effects of rule of law norms and institutions are often assumed in the fields of global governance and international development, with empirical work focusing more on the challenges of using law to engineer social change abroad. Questioning this assumption, the book contends that purportedly good rule of law standards do not always deliver benign benefits but rather often have negative consequences that harm the very local constituents which rule of law promoters promise to help. In particular, the book argues that rule of law promotion in post-colonial societies reinforces socioeconomic and political inequality which disproportionately favors dominant actors who have the wealth, education, and influence to navigate the state legal system. In addition to an historical account of legal development in settler-colonial environments, this argument is also drawn from a comparative study which focuses on the UK-supported justice sector development programs in Sierra Leone and the US-funded rule of law projects in Liberia.

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