Building Justice in Post-Transition Europe?: Processes of Criminalisation within Central and Eastern European Societies (Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice)

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Synopsis
After the collapse of the Berlin wall in 1989 and disintegration of the Soviet Union, scholars focused on the problems of legal transitions within the newly emerging democracies. Two decades on, these states are in ‘post-transition’ conditions; having undergone and continuing to experience political, economic and constitutional upheavals to varying degrees. This book provides an interdisciplinary perspective on this largely unexamined topic. Part I of the book sets the scene with a socio-historical overview and a theoretical chapter; both of which contextualise the book within current debates and provide the theoretical direction of the book as a whole. The later chapters set out contrasting perspectives and consist of themed essays on individual legal systems, investigating these through approaches ranging from socio-legal study to political economy. The book aims to refine important directions for the comparative conceptual study of criminal law policy and processes of criminalisation in emerging democratic states. The result is a significant contribution to the understanding of this subject in the fields of criminology, law, philosophy and political science. The book will appeal to academics, policy-makers and practitioners who are attempting to grapple with the area of "transitions" in the fields of criminology, law, philosophy and political science. As a distinctively interdisciplinary text, it brings together analysis of both the social processes of creating (and abandoning) criminal law and a philosophical reflection. The book provides a comprehensive and critical analysis which points to future directions in criminalisation in the emerging democratic states of Eastern Europe.
Copyright:
2013

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
196 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781136271717
Related ISBNs:
9780203109694, 9780415622400, 9780415697132
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial material, Kay Goodall, Margaret Malloch and Bill Munro
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Kay Goodall
Edited by:
Margaret Malloch
Edited by:
Bill Munro

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