Making Law Matter
Author | : Lesley McAllister |
Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2008-05-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780804758239 |
ISBN-13 | : 0804758239 |
Rating | : 4/5 (239 Downloads) |
Download or read book Making Law Matter written by Lesley McAllister and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2008-05-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Law Matter presents the first book-length treatment of an innovative prosecutorial institution, the Brazilian Ministrio Publico, which refashioned itself in the 1980s into a powerful defender of citizen rights in environmental protection, as well as in other areas of public interest such as disability rights, consumer protection, and anti-corruption.