Examen des écrits sur la primauté du droit

Version anglaise disponible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI: Literature review on the rule of la

Literature review on the rule of law

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Examen des écrits sur la primauté du droitThe purpose of this paper is to provide IDRC with an introduction to some existing definitions, theories, evidence and researchable questions that are suggested by contemporary literature on the rule of law. It includes contexts of the rule of law in development, in economic growth, and in equality and social change. It suggests that rule of law may be inherent to functioning democracies. New issues and questions arise from the literature, for example: while there is much work on rule of law promotion and reform, little research exists that points to what the right institutional make-up of a functioning rule of law actually consists of