"From "failed states" such as Haiti, to countries undergoing political transformation, such as Russia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, democratic reform has grown enormously since the end of the Cold War in 1991. Every day the American government, the United Nations, and other internatio…
Preface1. Problem and Opportunity2. Democracy and Police Reform3. U.S. Programs and Policy4. Strategies of Reform5. Security and Reform6. Managing Assistance7. Evaluating Impact8. Organizing for SuccessAppendix: Executive summary of recommendationsIndex.
Offers the compelling story of the legal practice he founded to protect the rights of people on the margins of American society. Stevenson began law school at Harvard knowing only that the life path he would follow would have "something to do with [improving] the lives of the po…
This groundbreaking monograph asserts the need for the establishment of an exclusionary rule of evidence in China as a means of protecting the people from police wrongdoing. The author skilfully explores the foundations and developments of the exclusionary rule in the UK and USA…
"The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which struck down a federal prohibition on independent corporate campaign expenditures, is one of the most controversial opinions in recent memory. Defenders of the First Amendment greeted the r…
First Amendment defenders greeted the Citizens United ruling with enthusiasm, while electoral reformers recoiled in disbelief. Robert Post offers a constitutional theory that seeks to reconcile these sharply divided camps, and explains how the case might've been decided in a way…
Examines France's Labour Code, seen as not properly protecting workers, and calls for its review. Suggests that new standards would be more suitable, protective and inclusive.
