From: Brett Paatsch (paatschb@optusnet.com.au)
Date: Fri Jun 20 2003 - 02:22:41 MDT
Ramez writes:
> From: Dehede011@aol.com [mailto:Dehede011@aol.com]
> > If we pour money into the countries without a decent
> > legal system then I suppose our money goes down that well
> > known rat hole.
> > So we are caught between a rock and a hard place.
> > Unless the legal system changes the people can't help
> > themselves, but they are capable of doing
> > so otherwise, nor can we effectively help them.
>
> Why not bribe the politicians of developing countries to
> establish the rule of law and clamp down on corruption?
The rule of *which* law though seems to be the problem. And
what is "corruption", but breaches of the law?
It seems effective international law (however minimal) is needed
before there can be appeals to it as part of foreign policy or
otherwise. That means that the strongest country needs to be
*seen* to be complying, because its naturally the strongest
country that the world has its eye on to see if the contract/
promise/treaty will be kept.
- Brett Paatsch
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