Overview
- Presents a multidisciplinary perspective with practical research based on different branches of law
- Explains the complexities of different meanings of development, e.g., in the context of sustainable development and integral human development
- Combines an overarching theoretical perspective with case studies related to law, economics, environmental protection, and human rights
Part of the book series: Kobe University Monograph Series in Social Science Research (KUMSSSR)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Law and Development
Book Subtitle: Balancing Principles and Values
Editors: Piotr Szwedo, Richard Peltz-Steele, Dai Tamada
Series Title: Kobe University Monograph Series in Social Science Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9423-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-9422-5Published: 31 October 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-9425-6Published: 31 October 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-9423-2Published: 14 September 2019
Series ISSN: 2524-504X
Series E-ISSN: 2524-5058
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 241
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour