TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dressel,Bjorn
TI  - Judicialization of politics in Asia 
SN  - 9780415674102 
U1  - 306.25095 22
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Courts
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Asia
KW  - Political questions and judicial power
KW  - Law
KW  - Justice, Administration of
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 21st century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The judicialization of politics in Asia : towards a framework of analysis / Björn Dressel -- The judicialization of Japanese politics? / Tom Ginsburg and Tokujin Matsudaira -- Causes and conditions for sustainable judicialization of politics in Korea / Jongcheol Kim and Jonghyun Park -- The judiciary, policy, and politics in India / Shylashri Shankar -- Thailand : judicialization of politics or politicization of the judiciary? / Björn Dressel -- Indonesia's Constitutional Court : conservative activist or strategic operator? / Simon Butt -- From judicialization to politicization of the judiciary : the Philippine case / Alejandro N. Ciencia -- The judicialization of politics in Pakistan / Charles Kennedy -- China's Supreme People's Court within the "political-legal system" / Shumei Hou and Ron Keith -- Cambodia's judiciary : heading for political judicialization? / Kheang Un and Sokbunthoeun So -- Malaysia : limited and intermittent judicialization of politics / Chandra Kanagasabai -- Leadership, law, and legitimacy : reflections on the changing nature of judicial politics in Asia / Haig Patapan
N2  - "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."--Publisher's description
ER  -