The Rule of Law Under Fire

Will it Survive?
2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-5099-9256-0
Verlag: Hart Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 479 g

Does the upsurge in populism, authoritarianism, and nationalism threaten the future of the rule of law? In this highly topical book, Raymond Wacks explores the philosophical roots of the concept, and its modern, often controversial, interpretation.

He explores numerous ideological, economic, legal, and institutional attacks on the rule of law. They range from the exercise of judicial and administrative discretion, and parliamentary sovereignty to the growth of globalisation, the 'war on terror', and the increasing power of Big Tech and especially artificial intelligence. The author identifies which threats pose genuine risks to the rule of law, and suggests how they might be confronted to ensure that democratic freedom is successfully fortified and conserved.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wacks, Raymond

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: Dissecting the Rule of Law
1. Introduction
2. Genesis
3. Legal Theories
4. From Rhetoric to Reason

Part Two: The Threats
5. The Judiciary
6. Administrative Discretion
7. Legalism
8. Nationalism
9. Populism
10. Critical Theory
11. Libertarianism
12. Communitarianism
13. Authoritarianism
14. Parliamentary Sovereignty
15. Emergencies
16. Capitalism
17. Globalisation
18. Artificial Intelligence
19. Counter-terrorism
20. Corruption

Part Three: Conclusion
21. Will it Survive?

Über Autor(innen)

Wacks, Raymond
Raymond Wacks is Emeritus Professor of Law and Legal Theory at the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of 15 books on legal philosophy, privacy, and justice. Several have been translated into more than a dozen languages He is also the co-author of 5 books, and editor of 10. His publications include Protecting Personal Information: The Right to Privacy Reconsidered (Hart Publishing, 2020), COVID-19 and Public Policy in the Digital Age (2021), National Security in the New World Order: Government and the Technology of Information (with Andrea Monti), and Animal Lives Matter: The Continuing Quest for Justice (2024). The seventh edition of his Understanding Jurisprudence: An Introduction to Legal Theory will be published in 2026.

Raymond Wacks is Emeritus Professor of Law and Legal Theory at the University of Hong Kong, China.