Democracy and the rule of law / edited by Norman Dorsen, Prosser Gifford ; preface by James H. Billington and John E. Sexton.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introductory remarks. Opening remarks / William H. Rehnquist ; Promotingthe rule of law in the post-cold war era / Orrin G. Hatch ; Address / Dieter Grimm ; Address / Stephen G. Breyer -- Transnational justice and national sovereignty. Law and the re-making of humanity / Philip Allott ; Vindicating the rule oflaw: balancing competing demands for justice / Sandra Day O'Connor ; International adjudication and U.S. policy: past, present, and future / Bruno Simma ; The problem of justice in a changing world order: a comment / Hishashi Owada ; Closing remarks / Anne-Marie Slaughter -- Roles of women: norms and culture. Born free and equal in dignity and rights / Ellen Gracie Northfleet ; Women's roles and the promise of American law / Kenneth L. Karst ; Redefining Muslim women's rolesin the next century / Azizah Y. al-Hibri ; Conceptualizing women's rights / EvaCantarella ; Closing remarks / Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- Multiethnic and multiracial states. Ethnic strife and democracy / Kogila Moodley ; Democracy andt