Democracy and international law : an analysis of the origins of democracy, its relationship with international law and its applicability to modern international institutions
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Roslyn Fuller, 'Democracy and international law : an analysis of the origins of democracy, its relationship with international law and its applicability to modern international institutions', [thesis], Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Law, 2010, pp 399Download Item:
Abstract:
This thesis utilises legal history, comparative law, the law of state organization and
international economic law, as well as analyses of political scientists, national and
international jurisprudence and original systematic findings to determine the attributes of
democracy. Following the introduction (Chapter 1), Chapter 2 of this thesis examines the
Athenian democracy (established approximately 2500 years ago, and the only well-studied
democracy in the Western world) identifying its basic tenets, modus operandi, and its benefits
and deficiencies. Chapter 3 examines the political and legal organisation of the Roman
Republic, which developed the rule of law standard now common in Western nations,
comparing its development, strengths and weaknesses to those of Athens and, in particular, its
compatibility or non-compatibility with the prerequisite conditions of democracy. Chapter 4
briefly investigates the historical development of the legal concept of human rights and their
relationship to democracy and the rule of law.
Author: Fuller, Roslyn
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Binchy, WilliamQualification name:
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