The 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.

This book evaluates the strength of the rule of law in the South Caucasus, a volatile and strategically important region of the former Soviet Union. Contributors - all of whom who have lived and worked in Armenia, Azerbaijan or Georgia - tackle this question from the perspectives of both law and politics.This book evaluates the strength of the rule of law in the South Caucasus, a volatile and strategically important region of the former Soviet Union. Contributors - all of whom who have lived and worked in Armenia, Azerbaijan or Georgia - tackle this question from the perspectives of both law and politics. A wide range of specific issues are addressed, including corruption in the justice system, forced migration, telecommunications and environmental protection.