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Author Berger, Tobias, author

Title Global norms and local courts : translating the rule of law in Bangladesh / Tobias Berger
Edition First edition
Published Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017

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Contents Introduction: Global norms and local courts -- Norms in translation -- The village courts in Bangladesh -- Between the state and the shalish : the logic of non-enforcement -- The project "activating the village courts" -- Translating institutions -- Translating practices and normative orders -- Conclusion: All that's lost in retranslation
Summary This book examines the interaction between global norms and local contexts, from global norms about 'the rule of law' from the desks of development experts in Brussels to villages in rural Bangladesh, and what happens to 'the rule of law'
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 12, 2017)
Subject Rule of law -- Bangladesh
Rule of law.
LAW -- Essays.
LAW -- General Practice.
LAW -- Jurisprudence.
LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW -- Practical Guides.
LAW -- Reference.
Rule of law.
Politische Wissenschaft
Konfliktbewältigung
Ländlicher Raum
Dorfgemeinschaft
Gewohnheitsrecht
Kulturerbe
Ältestenrat
Globalisierung
Entwicklungsprojekt
Nichtstaatliche Organisation
Rechtsanwendung
Islam
Strafrecht
Pluralismus
Völkerrecht
Menschenrecht
Anpassung
Bangladesh.
Rule of law.
International regime.
Traditional courts.
Non-governmental organizations.
Bangladesh.
Bangladesch
Distrikt Chittagong
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780192535092
0192535099
9780191845666
0191845663