Communities and Law
Subtitle: Politics and Cultures of Legal Identities (Law, Meaning, and Violence)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: February 9, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780472030798
Subjects: Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Women's Studies - General; Politics / Current Events; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; General; Sociology - General; Social Science / Women's Studies; Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights
First sentence: Democracy requires the fulfillment of a number of prerequisites, two of which are pivotal: first, open and peaceful elections with the participation of at least two rival candidates, with guaranteed realization of electoral results; and, second, a political culture that sanctifies and realizes community and individual rights.