Culture in Law and Development

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Culture in Law and Development is written by Lan Cao and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0199362939 (ISBN 10) and 9780199362936 (ISBN 13).

Culture in Law and Development presents a provocative new solution to the seemingly intractable problem of combining international norms with local cultural traditions by changing culture through law and development. In this book, Lan Cao demonstrates how the gradual expansion of customary international law (CIL) provides a model for changing culture in ways that protect and advance local populations. The book adopts a holistic view of development and argues that cultural norms that impede the human capabilities of the poor, women, and other marginal groups should be changed. The book reveals.