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Courts and Democracies in Asia (Hardcover): Po Jen Yap

Courts and Democracies in Asia (Hardcover)

Po Jen Yap

Series: Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy

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What is the relationship between the strength of a country's democracy and the ability of its courts to address deficiencies in the electoral process? Drawing a distinction between democracies that can be characterised as 'dominant-party' (for example Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong), 'dynamic' (for example India, South Korea, and Taiwan), and 'fragile' (for example Thailand, Pakistan ,and Bangladesh), this book explores how democracy sustains and is sustained by the exercise of judicial power. In dominant-party systems, courts can only pursue 'dialogic' pathways to constrain the government's authoritarian tendencies. On the other hand, in dynamic democracies, courts can more successfully innovate and make systemic changes to the electoral system. Finally, in fragile democracies, where a country regularly oscillates between martial law and civilian rule, their courts tend to consistently overreach, and this often facilitates or precipitates a hostile take-over by the armed forces, and lead to the demise of the rule of law.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
Release date: September 2017
Authors: Po Jen Yap
Dimensions: 235 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-19262-1
Categories: Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Law & society
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Foundations of law > General
Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General
Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General
LSN: 1-107-19262-5
Barcode: 9781107192621

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