How can Research Universities Contribute to Fostering Sustainable Societies in Developing Countries

Anne-Marie Leroy, The World Bank Group
2012

Although law is hardly a science, rather an intellectual discipline, it is at the heart of many of the issues discussed in this Colloquium: it shapes the functioning of democracy; it regulates markets; contributes to protecting the environment, to fighting corruption and crime; it avoids or solves conflicts, translates the ethical values of society into concrete rules, and sanctions violations.