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03641aam a2200589 i 4500 001 C02F6722323411EC8B1165C359ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211021010114 008 200905t20212021mdu b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2020946912 020 $a 9781538146316 020 $a 1538146312 035 $a (OCoLC)1192970663 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDXIT $d OCLCO $d GWL $d OCLCO $d RCJ $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a f-lb--- $a f-sl--- $a f-lb--- 050 4 $a KQC514 $b .S47 2021 100 1 $a Sesay, Mohamed $c (Professor of social science), $e author. 245 10 $a Domination through law : $b the internationalization of legal norms in postcolonial Africa / $c Mohamed Sesay. 264 1 $a Lanham ; $b Rowman & Littlefield, $c [2021] 300 $a ix, 216 pages ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Kilombo: international relations and colonial questions 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-209) and index. 505 0 $a The coloniality of the rule of law -- Legal development in Africa -- The rule of law and political power in Sierra Leone and Liberia -- The rule of law and the economy of Sierra Leone and Liberia -- The rule of law and societies in Sierra Leone and Liberia. 520 $a "The positive effects of rule of law norms and institutions are often assumed in the fields of global governance and international development, with empirical work focusing more on the challenges of using law to engineer social change abroad. Questioning this assumption, the book contends that purportedly 'good' rule of law standards do not always deliver benign benefits but rather often have negative consequences that harm the very local constituents which rule of law promoters promise to help. In particular, the book argues that rule of law promotion in post-colonial societies reinforces socioeconomic and political inequality which disproportionately favors dominant actors who have the wealth, education, and influence to navigate the state legal system. In addition to an historical account of legal development in settler-colonial environments, this argument is also drawn from a comparative study which focuses on the UK-supported justice sector development programs in Sierra Leone and the US-funded rule of law projects in Liberia"--Publisher's website. 650 0 $a Rule of law $z Africa. 650 0 $a Postcolonialism $z Africa. 650 0 $a Nation-building $z Africa. 650 0 $a Law $x Political aspects $z Africa. 650 0 $a Justice, Administration of $z Africa. 650 0 $a Rule of law $z Sierra Leone. 650 0 $a Postcolonialism $z Sierra Leone. 650 0 $a Nation-building $z Sierra Leone. 650 0 $a Law $x Political aspects $z Sierra Leone. 650 0 $a Justice, Administration of $z Sierra Leone. 650 0 $a Rule of law $z Liberia. 650 0 $a Postcolonialism $z Liberia. 650 0 $a Nation-building $z Liberia. 650 0 $a Law $x Political aspects $z Liberia. 650 0 $a Justice, Administration of $z Liberia. 650 7 $a Justice, Administration of. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00985154 650 7 $a Law $x Political aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00993795 650 7 $a Nation-building. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01737474 650 7 $a Postcolonialism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01073032 650 7 $a Rule of law. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01101218 651 7 $a Africa. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01239509 651 7 $a Liberia. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01205331 651 7 $a Sierra Leone. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210248 830 0 $a Kilombo (Series) 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220526015735.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C02F6722323411EC8B1165C359ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search