Book contents
- The Violence of Law
- Reviews
- The Violence of Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Photographs
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II A Theoretical Framework
- 2 The Violence of Law
- Part III The Emergence of Lawfare
- Part IV The Evolution of Lawfare
- Part V The Effects of Lawfare
- Part VI Conclusion
- Index
2 - The Violence of Law
from Part II - A Theoretical Framework
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 April 2024
- The Violence of Law
- Reviews
- The Violence of Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Photographs
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II A Theoretical Framework
- 2 The Violence of Law
- Part III The Emergence of Lawfare
- Part IV The Evolution of Lawfare
- Part V The Effects of Lawfare
- Part VI Conclusion
- Index
Summary
Chapter 2 introduces and configures the concept of lawfare. This framework chapter sets the theoretical scene for what is to come. Whereas both legalism and lawfare, in the books conception, serve the standard functions of regulation in a given polity, the author demonstrates that only lawfare is intended qua system to also serve a function otherwise considered the hallmark of warfare. The chapter elaborates defining attributes of – and pathways to – lawfare. It also situates the books theoretical argument about lawfare in existing work on the rule of violence.
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- The Violence of LawThe Formation and Deformation of Gacaca Courts in Rwanda, pp. 47 - 88Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024