{"product_id":"making-and-changing-law-in-caroline-morris-9783031469428","title":"Making and Changing Law in Small Jurisdictions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book puts the spotlight on a different and neglected aspect of law drafting and reform: the question of size. Specifically, how does the size of a jurisdiction affect its ability to make and change its laws?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome of the challenges affecting small jurisdictions include: a lack of resources and paucity of policy\/drafting capacity; the pressures and pull from sources outside the jurisdiction (e.g. international bodies or NGOs; larger states; treaty commitments); a vulnerability to domestic capture (e.g. criminal elements, big local businesses, strong domestic lobby groups); weak\/bad governance (e.g. laws or institutions which themselves do not encourage or promote good governance, reflection and reform); the legacy of colonial legal systems and their interaction with indigenous or customary laws; and struggles to comply with constitutional norms such as accountability and transparency. Despite these difficulties small jurisdictions also have certain advantages when it comes to making and reforming law: they can be flexible and creative; they can legislate very quickly if the political will is there; and there is strong informal\/formal accountability in a small jurisdiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis edited collection explores law reform and law drafting in small jurisdictions through the themes of sovereignty; the impact of colonialism and legal plurality; the challenges of harmonising laws at regional and international levels; and constitutional reform. Of use to researchers and practitioners alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Caroline Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3031469429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783031469428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Caroline Morris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47424531431679,"sku":"9783031469428","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7cb6fd45-baff-4353-9a42-ac5c4a22e206.jpg?v=1761530848","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-and-changing-law-in-caroline-morris-9783031469428","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}