Saturday, January 30, 2021

Hamid & Wouters: Rule of Law and Areas of Limited Statehood: Domestic and International Dimensions

Linda Hamid
(KU Leuven - Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies & Institute for International Law) & Jan Wouters (KU Leuven - Law) have published Rule of Law and Areas of Limited Statehood: Domestic and International Dimensions (Edward Elgar Publishing 2021). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:

This thought-provoking book addresses the legal questions raised by the nexus between the rule of law and areas of limited statehood, in which the State lacks the ability to exercise the full depth of its governmental authority. Working from an international law perspective, it examines the implications of limited statehood for the traditional State-based framing of the international legal order.

Featuring original contributions written by renowned international scholars, chapters investigate key issues arising at the junction between domestic and international rule of law and areas of limited statehood, as well as the alternative modes of governance that develop therein, both with and without the approval of the State. Contributors discuss the impact of contested sovereignty on the rule of law, international responsibility with regard to rebel governance in areas of limited statehood and the consequences of limited statehood for international peace and security.