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Authoritarian rule of law : legislation, discourse, and legitimacy in Singapore / Jothie Rajah.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rajah, Jothie, 1963- author.
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in law and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rule of law--Singapore.
- Rule of law.
- Freedom of expression--Singapore.
- Freedom of expression.
- Authoritarianism--Singapore.
- Authoritarianism.
- Law reform--Singapore.
- Law reform.
- Singapore--Politics and government.
- Singapore.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 343 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Scholars have generally assumed that authoritarianism and rule of law are mutually incompatible. Convinced that free markets and rule of law must tip authoritarian societies in a liberal direction, nearly all studies of law and contemporary politics have neglected that improbable coupling: authoritarian rule of law. Through a focus on Singapore, this book presents an analysis of authoritarian legalism. It shows how prosperity, public discourse, and a rigorous observance of legal procedure have enabled a reconfigured rule of law such that liberal form encases illiberal content. Institutions and process at the bedrock of rule of law and liberal democracy become tools to constrain dissent while augmenting discretionary political power - even as the national and international legitimacy of the state is secured. This book offers a valuable and original contribution to understanding the complexities of law, language and legitimacy in our time.
- Contents:
- Law, illiberalism and the Singapore case
- Law as discourse : theoretical and definitional parameters
- Punishing bodies, securing the nation : 1966 Vandalism Act
- Policing the press : the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act
- Policing lawyers : constraining citizenship : Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 1986
- Policing religion : Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act
- Entrenching illiberalism : the 2009 Public Order Act
- Legislation, illiberalism and legitimacy.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9780511998201
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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