Contents:
Acknowledgements v;
List of contributions ix;
Introduction xi;
Part 1: The Rule of Law: An Elusive Concept? 1;
1 A Concise Guide to the Rule of Law 3;
Brian Z Tamanaha;
2 The Rule of Law and its Core 17;
Gianluigi Palombella;
Part 2: The State of the Rule of Law State43;
3 The Rule of Law: Legality, Teleology, Sociology 45;
Martin Krygier;
4 The Rule of Law in Post-Communist Constitutional Jurisprudence: Concerned Notes on a Fancy Decoration 71;
Renata Uitz;
5 Law's Golden Rule 99;
David Beatty;
Part 3: The Wider Frontiers of the Rule of Law: European and Global Perspectives 117;
6 The Rule of Law and the EU: Necessity's Mixed Virtue119;
Neil Walker;
7 Can a Post-colonial Power Export the Rule of Law? Elements of a General Framework 139;
Rachel Kleinfeld and Kalypso Nicola'idis;
8 Has the 'Rule of Law' become a 'Rule of Lawyers'? An Inquiry into the Use and Abuse of an Ancient Topos in Contemporary Debates 171;
Friedrich Kratochwil;
9 The Rule of Law in International Law Today 197;
Stephane Beaulac;
Index 225.