00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000009857 20221109084341 0010-0520009857 221109################|##########|#eng## 978-1-107-19262-1 eng 347.5 347.5 YAP c Yap, Po Jen Courts and Democracies in Asia / Po Jen Yap Cet. 1 New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017 xviii 232 p 24 cm What is the relationship between the strength of a countrys 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. Courts Asia 26488/MKRI-P/XII-2018 26488/MKRI-P/XII-2018