Lead Article
Fundamental Rights as Guidelines and Inspiration: German Constitutionalism in International Perspective
by Brun-Otto Bryde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Introduction to the 25th Anniversary Issue
Happenstance and Memory: A Legacy of Law and Development Scholarship and Policy in Legal Education
by Leah Larson-Rabin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
The Nature of Law and Development
The Owl and the Pussy-cat: Is there a Future for “Law and Development”?
by David M. Trubek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Regional Recollections
Reflections on the Evolution of Law and Legal Education in China and Vietnam
by Charles R. Irish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Sharing the Heat
by Cliff F. Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Changing Ambitions for Law in East Africa
by William C. Whitford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
New Voices in Law and Development
Constitution-making, Democracy and the “Civilizing” of Irreconcilable Conflict: What Might We Learn from the South African Miracle?
by Heinz Klug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269On Rule of Law Rhetoric, Economic Development, and Northeast Asia
by John K.M. Ohnesorge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301Democratic Institutions in Sudan: More than Just a Promise?
by Brady Williamson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Scholarly Essay
Hard Law, Soft Law, and International Taxation
by Allison Christians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Notes and Comments
The Most Egregious Arms Broker: Prosecuting Arms Embargo Violators in the International Criminal Court
by Claudette Torbey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335Choice of Laws or Choice of Culture: How Western Nations Treat the Islamic Marriage Contract in Domestic Courts
by Emily L. Thompson & F. Soniya Yunus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361