{"product_id":"9781509903641","title":"Understanding the Rule of Law","description":"The 'rule of law' is increasingly regarded as integral to liberal  democracy, and its significance is frequently discussed by lawyers,  academics, politicians and the media. But the meaning of the phrase is  not always clear. What does 'the rule of law' mean exactly? And why is  it so important to the democratic state and, above all, its citizens?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding the Rule of Law\u003c\/i\u003e,  former president of the Dutch Supreme Court Geert Corstens paints a  lively and accessible portrait of the rule of law in practice. The focus  is on the role of the courts, where the tensions in a democratic state  governed by the rule of law are often discussed and resolved. Using  landmark judgments, Geert Corstens explains what judges do and why their  work is valuable. What do minimum sentences and prisoners' voting rights  have to do with each other? Why is there no easy answer to the question  of whether a paedophile organisation should be banned? Why is it no  joke when the Italian politician Silvio Berlusconi calls the judiciary  'the cancer of democracy'? \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding the Rule of Law\u003c\/i\u003e provides  the answers to these and many other questions, and is essential reading  for anyone interested in the state of democracy today.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137268465904,"sku":"9781509903641","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781509903641_p0.jpg?v=1763726565","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781509903641","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}