Counsel in the Caucasus : professionalization and law in Georgia

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Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Christopher P. M. Waters
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): Netherlands
Publication Information: Leiden ; Boston : M. Nijhoff, ©2004
Publication Type (Medium): Electronic books
Material: Internet resource
Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
Series title: Law in Eastern Europe, no. 54.
Permalink: http://books.lawlegal.eu/counsel-in-the-caucasus-professionalization-and-law-in-georgia/ (Stable identifier)

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1 online resource (XII, 191 pages) : maps.

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Counsel in the Caucasus : professionalization and law in Georgia is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Publisher: M. Nijhoff
Responsable Person: Christopher P.M. Waters.
Publication Date: 2004
Copyright Date: 2004
Location: Leiden
Country/State: Netherlands
Number of Editions: 16 editions
First edition Date: 2004
Last edition Date: 2004
Languages: English, German
Library of Congress Code: KJC510.A15
Dewey Code: 343.475804
ISBN: 1429408340 9781429408349 9789401756204 9401756201
OCLC: 182530772

Main Contents

Acknowledgements, Political Map of the Caucasus, Map of Georgian Cities, Common Abbreviations, Introduction, Is There a Post-Soviet Legal Profession in Georgia? Chapter Outline, Field-work, Chapter 1. Approaching Georgian Lawyers, Legal Professions (or the Study of Western Lawyers), Soviet Lawyers, Post-Soviet Lawyers , Accounting for the Georgian Difference, Chapter 2. Georgian Legal Histories, Introduction, Indigenous Georgian Law, The Tsarist Period, Menshevik Georgia (1918-1921), Soviet Period, Soviet Law and Lawyering (with Georgian Twists), Beyond Soviet Law and Lawyering: Georgian Non-State Law, Perestroika, Early Independence, Chapter 3. The Legal Environment, Regionalism, Formal Law and Its Implementation, Constitutional and Judicial Reforms, Lawmaking, Human Rights and Corruption, Non-State Law, Chapter 4. Legal Education, Educating Lawyers, The Numbers Boom, Formal Legal Education, Beyond Law School: Preparing Law Graduates for Practice, Access to the Profession, Educating the Public, Chapter 5. The Politics of Regulation and Self-Regulation, State Regulation, The Players, The Process, Self-Regulation, Restricting Supply, Controlling Practice, Prognosis for the Law on the Bar, Chapter 6. Stratification and Professional Badges, Stratification, Mtatsminda Legal Consultation Bureau (LCB), The Firm-Georgia Consulting Group (GCG), Other Legal Occupations, Professional Badges: Collegiality and Prestige, Chapter 7. Comparisons with Armenia and Azerbaijan, A Regional Legal History? Law and the Armenian Diaspora, Azerbaijan's Late Statehood, The Legal Environment, Legal Education, Regulation and Self-Regulation, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Stratification and Professionalization:”Musicians at a Funeral”? Conclusion: Professionalization and the Rule of Law, Profession on the Rise, Summary of Empirical Findings, Implications for Studies of the Legal Profession, Implications for the Rule of Law, Type One Reforms-Changing the Laws, Type Two Reforms-Institutions, Type Three Reforms-Government Compliance with Law, Lawyers and the Demand for Law, Cited Interviewees, Bibliography, Index, About the Author.

Summary Note

This book traces the development of the rule of law in Georgia since its independence and speculates on its future direction.

Counsel in the Caucasus : professionalization and law in Georgia

Counsel in the Caucasus : professionalization and law in Georgia