The Rule of Law in International Development: Paradox and Practice

Author:   Michael C. Leach
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   260
Publication Date:   13 March 2026
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Author:   Michael C. Leach
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032700731


ISBN 10:   1032700734
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   13 March 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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1. Introduction 2. Theoretical, Methodological, and Interpretive Framework 3. The ‘Transmogrified Duplication’ of the Rule of Law in Development 4. The Construction and Fragmentation of RoL’s Meaning and Meaningfulness as Development Policy 5. RoL’s Conceptual Contingency in Project Design and Reporting 6. The Promotion of RoL as Meaningful Dynamic Practice 7. Conclusion

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Dr. Michael C. Leach is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Law and Governance at Tilburg Law School. He received his PhD (cum laude) from Tilburg Law School in September 2021 for his doctoral thesis entitled: 'A Kaleidoscope of Meaning Fragments: Understanding the Rule of Law's Paradoxes in International Development' Before his PhD he completed an M. St. in Socio-Legal Research at Oxford University, an LL.M. in Comparative Law at McGill Law School, an LL.B. in Common Law at the University of Ottawa, an M.A. in Russian and East European Studies at the University of Toronto, and a B.A. in History & Political Science, also at the University of Toronto. Between 2008 and 2011, he worked on a number of international development projects in Afghanistan in Kabul, Mazar-e-Sharif, and Jalalabad, experiences that later became the inspiration for this book. He currently lives and works in Tilburg, where he writes on a range of topics that include the Rule of Law in international development, systems and complexity theory, and climate change and law in the Anthropocene.

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