Law and Development | Balancing Principles and Values

Piotr Szwedo (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 9811394253 / ISBN 13: 9789811394256

Published by Springer, 2020

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Law and Development | Balancing Principles and Values | Piotr Szwedo (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Kobe University Monograph Series in Social Science Research | xvi | Englisch | 2020 | Springer | EAN 9789811394256 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Law and Development | Balancing Principles and Values
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9811394253
• ISBN 13: 9789811394256
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 15D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 400 grams
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Synopsis

This book examines the concept of ‘development’ from alternative perspectives and analyzes how different approaches influence law. ‘Sustainable development’ focuses on balancing economic progress, environmental protection, individual rights, and collective interests. It requires a holistic approach to human beings in their individual and social dimensions, which can be seen as a reference to ‘integral human development’ – a concept found in ethics. ‘Development’ can be considered as a value or a goal. But it also has a normative dimension influencing lawmaking and legal application; it is a rule of interpretation, which harmonizes the application of conflicting norms, and which is often based on the ethical and anthropological assumptions of the decision maker. This research examines how different approaches to ‘development’ and their impact on law can coexist in pluralistic and multicultural societies, and how to evaluate their legitimacy, analyzing the problem from an overarchingtheoretical perspective. It also discusses case studies stemming from different branches of law.