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Building the Rule of Law: Firsthand Accounts from a Thirty-Year Global Campaign - James R Silkenat

by James R Silkenat

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9781641059282
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Building the Rule of Law: Firsthand Accounts from a Thirty-Year Global Campaign James R Silkenat ISBN 9781641059282

After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union two years later, the world witnessed an extraordinary wave of countries dismantling totalitarian regimes and striving to build freer societies grounded in the rule of law. With little institutional memory of democracy—or none at all—these nations faced immense challenges. How could they navigate such sweeping transformations without the tools or experience to guide them?

This book chronicles a remarkable volunteer movement that rose to meet this need. Over the past 30 years, more than 5,000 unpaid volunteers—ranging from young lawyers to Supreme Court Justices—have answered calls for rule-of-law assistance around the globe. Often described as a “rule of law Marshall Plan,” these initiatives have seen hundreds of volunteers live abroad for a year or more, working in difficult and sometimes dangerous conditions. Today, their efforts span over 100 countries, strengthening legal systems, transforming communities, and profoundly impacting the lives of both the people they serve and the American volunteers themselves.

Building the Rule of Law: Firsthand Accounts from a Thirty-Year Global Campaign James R Silkenat ISBN 9781641059282, 978-1641059282 & 9781641059299

Editors
James R Silkenat
Gerold W Libby

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