Overview

Over the last two decades courts have become major players in the political landscape in Asia. This book assesses what is driving this apparent trend toward judicialization in the region. It looks at the variations within the judicialization trend, and how these variations affect political practice and policy outcomes. The book goes on to examine how this new trend is affecting aspects of the rule of law, democratic governance and state-society relations. It investigates how the experiences in Asia add to the debate on the judicialization of politics globally; in particular how judicial behaviour in Asia differs from that in the West, and the implications of the differences on the theoretical debate.

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Author:   Björn Dressel (Australian National University)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9780415674102

ISBN 10:   0415674107
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   24 May 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The Judicialization of Politics in Asia: Towards a Framework of AnalysisBjörn Dressel Part I: Established Democracies 2. The Judicialization of Japanese Politics? Tom Ginsburg and Tokujin Matsudaira 3. Causes and Conditions for Sustainable Judicialization of Politics in Korea Jongcheol Kim and Jonghyun Park 4. The Judiciary, Policy, and Politics in India Shylashri Shankar Part II: Fragile and Young Democracies 5. Thailand: Judicialization of Politics or Politicization of the Judiciary? Björn Dressel 6. Indonesia's Constitutional Court: Conservative Activist or Strategic Operator? Simon Butt 7. From Judicialization to Politicization of the Judiciary: The Philippine CaseAlejandro N. Cienca 8. The Judicialization of Politics in PakistanCharles Kennedy III: Authoritarian and Semi-Authoritarian Settings 9. China's Supreme People's Court within the Political-Legal SystemShumei Hou andRon Keith 10. Cambodia's Judiciary: Heading for Political Judicialization?Kheang Un and Sokbunthoeun So 11. Malaysia: Limited and Intermittent Judicialization of PoliticsChandra Kanagasabai 12. Leadership, Law, and Legitimacy: Reflections on the Changing Nature of Judicial Politics in Asia Haig Patapan

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Bjorn Dressel is a Research Fellow at The Griffith Asia Institute, Australia.

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