Plunder when the rule of law is illegal

The subtitle of the book is when the rule of law is illegal. Challenges traditionally held beliefs in the sanctity of the rule of law by exposing its dark side. This monograph is a powerful exposition of the political uses and abuses that have recently been made of the concept of rule of law. Ugo mattei is the distinguished professor of international and comparative law at university of california, hastings and at. Legal plunder is a concept in libertarian thought which describes the act of using the law to redistribute wealth. Center for latin american studies 2334 bowditch street, berkeley ca 947202312 ph. The text does, of course, bring up the issue of majority rule, doesn. Laura nader is professor of anthropology at the university of california, berkeley. International delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details.

When the rule of law is illegal ugo mattei and laura nader wileyblackwell publishers, 2008 in plunder. Description plunder examines the dark side of the rule of law and explores how it has been used as a powerful political weapon by western countries in order to legitimize plunder the practice of violent extraction by stronger political actors victimizing weaker ones. For purposes of establishing the crime of plunder, it shall not be necessary to prove each and every criminal act done by the. When the rule of law is illegal book by ugo mattei. On march 31, the italian academy for advanced studies in america at columbia university presents plunder, the new book by two leading international voices on the social, political, and economic aspects of. When the rule of law is illegal ugo mattei, laura nader. The rule of law was meant to limit state intervention, but now it is a legitimizing factor.

It does not happen very often to come across a law book that is able to affect ones deepest beliefs about ideas so ingrained in a lawyers mind, such as that of rule of law. Those who plunder can wealth taken by coercion or manipulating information is plunder. Challenges traditionally held beliefs in the sanctity of the rule of law by exposing its dark side examines the rule of laws. When the rule of law is illegal wiley plunder examines the dark side of the rule of law and explores how it has been used as a powerful political weapon by western countries in order to legitimize plunder the practice of violent extraction by stronger political actors victimizing weaker ones. On march 31, the italian academy for advanced studies in america at columbia university presents plunder, the new book by two leading. When the rule of law is illegal by ugo mattei and laura nader livia holden.

The colonial relationship and the imperial project. The rule of law has long been cherished in the us as the ultimate defender of civil liberty and the. Talk by laura nader, professor of anthropology at the university of california, berkeley and coauthor with ugo mattei of plunder. Apr 10, 2009 talk by laura nader, professor of anthropology at the university of california, berkeley and coauthor with ugo mattei of plunder. Imperial rule of law there are many critiques of the idea of the rule of law. Pdf on dec 1, 2008, rik pinxten and others published plunder. Plunder examines the dark side of the rule of law and explores how it has been used as a powerful political weapon by western countries in order to legitimize. Imperialism is used in different ways throughout the book and the authors do not contrast their usage with hardt and negris. The argument is that the rule of law conceals, justifies, legitimates, and sanctions lawlessness or plunder appropriating the worlds resources and channelling them from the hands of the weak to the hands of the strong and wealthy. Rule of evidence for purposes of establishing the crime of plunder, it shall not be necessary to prove each and every criminal act done by the accused in furtherance of the scheme or conspiracy to amass, accumulate or acquire illgotten wealth, it being sufficient to establish beyond reasonable doubt a pattern of overt or criminal acts. But on the other hand, imagine that this fatal principle has been introduced. May 2010 page 153 and nowadays justifies the ongoing plunder in the third world to the advantage of euroamerican power.

When the rule of law is illegal, ugo mattei and laura nader argue that the rule of law has legitimized the plunder of colonized countries in the past. Plunder and the global transformation of law 196 imperial rule of law or the peoples rule of law. When the rule of law is illegal blackwell publishing, oxford 2008 asserts that such an ambiguous concept has a bright and a dark side. Plunder examines the dark side of the rule of law and explores how it has been used as a powerful political weapon by western countries in order to legitimize plunder the practice of violent extraction by stronger political actors victimizing weaker ones challenges traditionally held beliefs in the sanctity of the rule of law by exposing its dark side. Nader and mattei will discuss how the rule of law has been used to justify the plunder of weaker economies, indigenous technologies and natural resources. Dismantling legality in the united states beyond an illegal rule of law. When the rule of law is illegal while the concept of the rule of law has widespread support, few have considered that it is often upheld to protect the interests of the powerful. Challenges traditionally held beliefs in the sanctity of the rule of law by exposing. This is a great book that gives an alternative point of view upon the law system, some of the flaws in the way we understand the rule of law today, and the reasons why many crimes that take place nowadays are under our eyes and under the protection of law. Paperback plunder when the rule of law is illegal by ugo mattei 9781405178945 paperback, 2008 deliveryuk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working days.

First, this is the way in which the lategreat edward said chose to end the last section of his masterwork orientalism and plunder is dedicated end page 951 revealingly. Mar 07, 2008 plunder examines the dark side of the rule of law and explores how it has been used as a powerful political weapon by western countries in order to legitimize plunder the practice of violent extraction by stronger political actors victimizing weaker ones. Ugo mattei is alfred and hannah fromm chair of international and comparative law at the university of california, hastings college of the law. The writers of a recent book plunder are trying to bring into the consciousness of indigenous peoples like us out here in the northern plains the thinking of third world ideologies as the only way to rid ourselves of americas use of the idea of the rule of law, deemed to be a risk to minority populations. Laura nader the rule of law has long been cherished in the us as the ultimate defender of civil liberty a rule of law which no one can quite define, but everyone supports. When the rule of law is illegal took place on october 8, 2007. When the rule of law is illegal by mattei, ugo isbn.

Examines the rule of laws relationship with plunder the practice of violent extraction by stronger political actors victimizing weaker ones in the service of western cultural and economic domination. Plunder and the rule of law plunder wiley online library. When the rule of law is illegal plunder examines the dark side of the rule of law and explores how it has been used as a powerful political weapon by western. When the rule of law is illegal has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Until otherwise provided by law, all prosecutions under this act shall be within the original jurisdiction of the sandiganbayan. Under the pretense of organization, regulation, protection, or encouragement, the law takes property from one person and gives it to another. Plunder examines the dark side of the rule of law and explores how it has been used as a powerful political weapon by western countries in order to legitimize plunder the practice of violent extraction. Laura nader when the rule of law is illegal youtube. When the rule of law is illegal, by the italian comparative legal scholar ugo mattei and the american anthropologist laura nader, with this pungently ironic excerpt from conrad, for two reasons. This paper which represents a synthetic exposition of the ideas expressed in ugo mattei and laura nader, plunder. When the rule of law is illegal blackwell publishing, oxford 2008asserts that such an ambiguous concept has a bright and a dark side, the latter being excluded from any public discussion. The rhetoric of the rule of law has been used by western powers in order to justify. When the rule of law is illegal wiley online books. When the rule of law is illegal, ugo mattei and laura nader maintained that though the rhetoric of the law has undergone constant changes to adapt to the various social and cultural changes that have occurred during the last 500 years, its complicity in plunder has remained constant.