A profound study on the specific history and understanding of Democracy and the Rule of Law in nine different countries was composed by Rainer Grote from Max-Planck-Institute for International Public Law (Heidelberg) and published in early 2009 on the account of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung "Demokratie- und Rechtsstaatsförderung in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Einschätzungen aus den Empfängerländern in Afrika, Asien, Lateinamerika und Südosteuropa" (KAS report) For further research on and comparison of the Rule of Law see also the WZB Rule of Law Center and the Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL). | 