Introduction Third World Perspectives in Jurisprudence: The Need for a New Approach&M. L. Marasinghe 1
Part Ⅰ Constitutional Obligation in The Third World 29
Essay 1: Constitutional Obligation in Developing Countries&George W. Kanyeihamba 29
Essay 2: The Role of Third World Courts During Alleged Emergencies&William E. Conklin 69
Essay 3: Revolution in the Legal Systems of Third World States&R. Reyntjens and L. Wolf-Phillips 105
Part Ⅱ The Judicial Process 137
Essay 4: The Judiciary in a Developing Country&T. A. Aguda 137
Essay 5: The Law-Creative Role of Appellate Courts in The Third World&J. A. Hiller 167
Part Ⅲ Liberal Conceptions and their Applicability to The Third World 229
Essay 6: Law and Poverty&R. B. Seidman 229
Essay 7: Issues and Equality in The Third World&C. G. Weeramantry 253
Essay 8: Exportability of Representative Democracy to The Third World: Some General Observations and a Case Study of Sri Lanka&Mark Cooray 271
Part Ⅳ The Jurisprudence of Indigenous Law 303
Essay 9: Cultural Universality and Particularity of Jurisprudence&M. Chiba 303
Essay 10: Rules, Principles and Judicial Policy&H. Scholler 327
Essay 11: Liberating the Land - Liberating the Law&A. Sachs 355
Essay 12: Law in a Developing Society&T. O. Elias 375
Part Ⅴ Towards Third World Perspectives in Jurisprudence 395
Essay 13: Towards a Theory of Law in Development&M. L. Marasinghe 395
Part Ⅵ Some Themes 427
Essay 14: Third World Perspectives in Jurisprudence: Some Themes&William E. Conklin 427