State of Law in the South Caucasus

CHRISTOPHER P.M. WATERS is Lecturer in Law and Deputy Director of the inter-disciplinary Centre for Euro-Asian Studies at the University of Reading, UK. He has worked with the OSCE and non-governmental organizations on rule of law and democratization initiatives in the Caucasus and Balkans. He is the author of Counsel in the Caucasus: Professionalization and Law in Georgia.

• Introduction; C.P.M.Waters PART 1: ROLE OF THE STATE Clash of Institutions Clientelism and Corruption versus Role of Law; C.H.Stefes 'Georgians Cannot Help Being Original'; The Evolution of Election Rules in the Republic of Georgia; E.S.Herron & I. Mirzashvili Democratization and the Rule of Law in Azerbaijan: Europe's Relevance; G.Guliyeva Rule of Law in the Secessionist States; C.P.M.Waters PART 2: LAWYERING Lawyers in the Caucasus: Climbing out of the Communist Shadow; C.Zullo Legal Education in Azerbaijan: Past, Present, and Future Challenges; C.R.Davidson & N.S.N.Asare PART 3: REGULATION The Legal Basis for Business in Georgia; M.Guledani Regulation and Reform in Telecommunications; K.Andreasyan Linking Rule of Law and Environmental Policy Reform in Armenia and Georgia; A.M.Chatrchyan & A.E.Wooden PART 4: VULNERABLE GROUPS AND THE LAW Armenia's Women in Transition; S.Anjargolian Protecting Housing and Property Rights of the Displaced in Georgia; A.R.Smit

'...an informative and well written book...essential reading for anyone interested in rule of law discourse in general or the legal reform in post-revolutionary societies in particular.' - Sudhir Krishnaswamy, The Law and Politics