Counsel in the Caucasus : : professionalization and law in Georgia / / Christopher P.M. Waters.
This book traces the development of the rule of law in Georgia since its independence and speculates on its future direction. It does so by focusing on changes in the legal profession after 1991. Intriguingly, the book, which is based on extensive field-work, concludes that culture and informal regu...
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Superior document: | Law in Eastern Europe ; no. 54 |
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Year of Publication: | 2004 |
Edition: | 1st ed. 2004. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Law in Eastern Europe ;
no. 54. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (206 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Summary: | This book traces the development of the rule of law in Georgia since its independence and speculates on its future direction. It does so by focusing on changes in the legal profession after 1991. Intriguingly, the book, which is based on extensive field-work, concludes that culture and informal regulation are key to understanding how Georgian lawyers are governed, or rather govern themselves. Indeed, for several years after independence from the Soviet Union there was no functioning law on attorneys; informal regulation, based on the importance of reputation and networks, was the only sort of regulation. Other topics addressed in the book include Georgia's legal history, its current human rights situation, theories of professionalization, and the link between law and development. The book also compares the Georgian experience to that country's South Caucasian neighbors - Armenia and Azerbaijan - thus rounding the book out as a regional study. |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-185) and index. |
ISBN: | 9401756201 1280915404 9786610915408 9047405757 1429408340 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Christopher P.M. Waters. |