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Introductions. Theory and critique of the rule of law, Danilo Zolo. Therule of law: an historical introduction, Pietro Costa. Part I: The Europeanand the North-American historical experiences. The rule of law and the'liberties of the English'. The interpretation by Albert Venn Dicey, EmilioSantoro. Popular sovereignty, rule of law and 'rule of judges' in the UnitedStates of America, Brunella Casalini. Rechtsstaat and individual rights inGerman constitutional history, Gustavo Gozzi. Aetat de droit and nationalsovereignty in France, Alain Laquieze. Rechtsstaat and constitutional justicein Austria. Hans Kelsen's contribution, Giorgio Bongiovanni. Part II: Thecontemporary theoretical debate. The rule of law between past and future,Luigi Ferrajoli. Beyond the rule law: tyranny of judges or anarchy oflawyers?, Pier Paolo Portinaro. Rule of law and gender identity, AnnaLoretoni. Machiavelli, the republican tradition and the rule of law, LucaBaccelli. Rule of law and spontaneous order. Bruno Leoni and Friedrich vonHayek's criticism of the Euro-continental rule of law, Maria ChiaraPievatolo. Part III: Rule of law and colonialism. Rule of law and natives inNorth America, Bartolome Clavero. The colonial model of the rule of law: theAfrican constitution in Guinea, Carlos Petit. Part IV: Rule of law andIslamic culture. Islamic perspectives on constitutionalism, Raja Bahlul. Therule of morally constrained law. The case of contemporary Egypt, BaudouinDupret. Part V: Rule of law and oriental cultures. 'Asian values' and therule of law, Alice Ehr-Soon Tay. The rule of law and Indian society. Fromcolonialism to post-colonialism, Ananta Kumar Giri. The Chinese legaltradition and the European spirit of the rule of law, Wu Shu-chen. Modernconstitutional development in China, Lin Feng. Human rights and the rule oflaw in contemporary Chinese legal philosophy and political practice, WangZhenmin and Li Zhenghui. Appendix. Bibliographical essay, Francesco PaoloVertova. The authors. Name index.