Opposing the rule of law : how Myanmar's courts make law and order / Nick Cheesman, Australian National University.

Publisher's description: The rule of law is a political ideal today endorsed and promoted worldwide. Or is it? In a significant contribution to the field, Nick Cheesman argues that Myanmar is a country in which the rule of law is 'lexically present but semantically absent'. Charting i...

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Main Author:	Cheesman, Nick (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Series:	Cambridge studies in law and society.
Subjects:	Criminal justice, Administration of > Burma. Rule of law > Burma. LAW / General. Criminal justice, Administration of. Rule of law. Burma.