Authoritarian legality in Asia : formation, development, and transition / edited by Weitseng Chen, Hualing Fu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chen, Weizeng, 1972- editor.

Fu, Hualing, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rule of law--East Asia.

Rule of law.

Authoritarianism--East Asia.

Authoritarianism.

East Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 393 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

A cluster of Asian states are well-known for their authoritarian legality while having been able to achieve remarkable economic growth. Why would an authoritarian regime seek or tolerate a significant degree of legality and how has such type of legality been made possible in Asia? Would a transition towards a liberal, democratic system eventually take place and, if so, what kind of post-transition struggles are likely to be experienced? This book compares the past and current experiences of China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, and Vietnam and offers a comparative framework for readers to conduct a theoretical dialogue with the orthodox conception of liberal democracy and the rule of law.

Contents:

Authoritarian Legality in East Asia : What, Why and Whither? / Jacques deLisle

The Concept of Authoritarian Law : The Chinese Case / Hualing Fu and Michael Dowdle

Rule of Law Reform and the Rise of Rule by Fear in China / Eva Pils

The Foreign NGO Law and the Closing of China / Thomas E. Kellogg

Understanding Authoritarian Legality in Hong Kong : What can Dicey and Rawls Tell Us? / Richard Cullen and David Campbell

The Clash of Legal Cultures : Hong Kong Efforts to Maintain the Liberal Rule of Law vs.Beijing's Hardline Authoritarian Legality / Michael C. Davis

Is Singapore An Authoritarian Constitutional Regime? / Kevin Y.L. Tan

From Signal to Legality : Meiji Japan and Authoritarian Constitutionalism / Tom Ginsburg

Vietnamese Deliberative Authoritarianism and Legality / Do Hai Ha and Pip Nicholson

Preserving Constitutionalism by Changing the Constitution : A Revisit and Defense of the Chng Suan Tze Episode / Jianlin Chen

Angels Are in the Details : Voting System, Poll Workers, and Election Administration Integrity in Taiwan / Yen-Tu Su

Student Activism and Authoritarian Legality Transition in Taiwan / Weitseng Chen

Neoliberal Turn of State Conservatism in Japan : From Bureaucratic to Corporatist Authoritarian Legality / Koichi Nakano

Authoritarian Legality after Authoritarianism : Legal Governance of Parties and Elections Before and After Democratic Transition in South Korea / Erik Mobrand.

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ISBN:

9781108634816

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