„I found this book to be eminently readable and extremely interesting ... . This book could well become a necessity.“ (Expert and Dispute Resolver, Winter 2008)„Richly textured and strikingly original, Plunder draws onhistory, communication theory, and political analysis to show howU. S. policy expands influence and raids the pocketbooks of weakernations. Even if we do not call it by its oldname--imperialism--but globalization, free trade, or spreadingdemocracy, the result is the same. And at the heart of thisaggressively acquisitive policy lies a crown jewel of Enlightenmentthought, the rule of law. A gripping read.“
-Richard Delgado, University of Pittsburgh
"This is a provocative, courageous, and path-breaking expose ofthe dark side of 'the rule of law', by two authors ofwide-ranging practical experience and theoretical insight.„
-George Bisharat, University of California, HastingCollege of the Law
“Plunder is the powerful product of interdisciplinaryresearch that reveals how international law has become not aninstrument of protecting the weak against the strong, but a meansof legitimizing and enriching the powerful."
-David H. Price, Saint Martin's University
"Ugo Mattei and Laura Nader are advancing a profoundlydisturbing message. The 'rule of law' is not only abarrier to achieving a just society, but an ideological mechanismfor subjugating peoples and imposing injustice. I am impressed bytheir insights and especially by their courage.„
-William Greider, author, The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy
“Through a sweeping exploration of global processes fromcolonialism to neo-liberalism, Plunder offers an eye-opening lookat the „dark side“ of the rule of law. This powerfuland disturbing analysis of the ways law has legitimated andfacilitated the appropriation of knowledge and property challengeswidespread views of the law.„
-Sally Engle Merry, New York University
“A lucid and implacable analysis of the crucial relationshipbetween law and life in the age of global capitalism. A beam ofharsh light on the murky area where the rule of law comes intocontact with and is shaped by power, violence and abuse."
-Aldo Schiavone, Istituto Studi Umanistici