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This paper explores the current problematic rebirth of liberalism in Africa and why the rule of law must be reconsidered to achieve sustainable development. It accepts the common view that no viable society can exist today without a credible, legitimate, and widely accepted legal regime. In...
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The universalization of human rights norms and the global liberalization of corporate and commercial endeavor are two especially conspicuous players on the globalization stage. Both, to some extent, rely on the notion of the Rule of Law to promote their ends, though they rely on different...
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Climate change challenges the resiliency and integrity of social and legal systems worldwide. Responding to climate change requires us to think systematically – and ambitiously – about how to engage the rule of law as a tool in efforts to limit the causes and consequences of climate change....
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With the establishment of China's new multilateral development banks in Asia, concerns on behalf of developed nations … development projects in Asia by China's new financial vehicles. However, according to the operational and financial principles of … uphold the reputation of the bank and thus of China's image but also have to be balanced in respect of the sovereign …
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article we focus on the importance of China's commercial banks to the future of the Equator Principles and the obstacles that … appear to be preventing them from adopting the Equator Principles. It is not only the size of China's current and future …
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Although the United States has launched repeated attacks on China’s human rights policies for the past three decades …, China’s Communist Party has been able to mount an effective defense and counterattack that has resonated with China … power. China has been able to mount this defense based on three prongs: tradition, law, and morality.Appealing to …
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few in legal scholarship considering the impact of the relationship between China’s growing soft power and its effect on … specifically examines how China’s methods of obtaining this power and influence—specifically through the Belt and Road Initiative … could justify future extreme acts, before examining steps that states should take to address China’s actions …
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Civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) face mounting challenges, especially in authoritarian states, where they encounter closures, persecution and smear campaigns. Consequently, their crucial work in advancing human rights, good governance and inclusive...
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