Bills of Rights and Decolonization

Bills of Rights and Decolonization
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 314
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ISBN-10 : 9780199231935
ISBN-13 : 0199231931
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Book Synopsis Bills of Rights and Decolonization by : Charles Parkinson

Download or read book Bills of Rights and Decolonization written by Charles Parkinson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-22 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It presents an alternative perspective on the end of Empire by focusing upon one aspect of constitutional decolonization and the importance of the local legal culture in determining each dependency's constitutional settlement, and provides a series of empirical case studies on the incorporation of human rights instruments into domestic constitutions when negotiated between a state and its dependencies. More generally this book highlights Britain's human rights legacy to its former Empire."--BOOK JACKET.


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