This book is very timely and provides a comparative take on judicial review in relation to elections in nine Asian jurisdictions whose constitutional systems are based on common law or civil law principles. Yap Po Jen is highly qualified to undertake the task of bringing relevant scholars together to discuss the relevant issues in a comparative frame of reference. He has done so superbly and this book is to be highly recommended." Andrew Harding Professor of Law & Director of Centre for Asian Legal Studies National University of Singapor e Professor Po Jen Yap has assembled a formidable group of legal thinkers from Asia, joined them with their counterparts from Canada, Australia, and South Africa, and produced a unique and provocative collection of essays on an under-studied area of public law, the law governing the elections process. This collection of essays invites us to think afresh about the role of courts and, in some instances, election commissions--and the legal and political constraints they face--in supervising the integrity of the elections process. The collection manages both to focus in on the nuances of particular jurisdictions and to pan out for a wide-angle view across the political spectrum from the politically fragile to the dominant-party to the vibrant, multi-party democracies of Asia. Victor V. Ramraj Professor of Law & Chair in Asia-Pacific Legal Relations University of Victoria, Canada The paradox of democracy is that its flourishing depends on judicial institutions that are insulated from politics.

Yet until recently, there has been scant attention to the role of courts in making Asian democracies work. This book fills that void, offering fascinating perspectives from top-notch scholars on how courts have intervened in Asian elections, sometimes constructively and sometimes disastrously. It is essential reading for anyone who cares about democracy and wants to see it thrive, in Asia and across the globe. Daniel Tokaji Charles W. Ebersold and Florence Whitcomb Ebersold Professor of Constitutional Law The Ohio State University lection of essays on an under-studied area of public law, the law governing the elections process. This collection of essays invites us to think afresh about the role of courts and, in some instances, election commissions--and the legal and political constraints they face--in supervising the integrity of the elections process. The collection manages both to focus in on the nuances of particular jurisdictions and to pan out for a wide-angle view across the political spectrum from the politically fragile to the dominant-party to the vibrant, multi-party democracies of Asia. Victor V.

Ramraj Professor of Law & Chair in Asia-Pacific Legal Relations University of Victoria, Canada The paradox of democracy is that its flourishing depends on judicial institutions that are insulated from politics. Yet until recently, there has been scant attention to the role of courts in making Asian democracies work. This book fills that void, offering fascinating perspectives from top-notch scholars on how courts have intervened in Asian elections, sometimes constructively and sometimes disastrously. It is essential reading for anyone who cares about democracy and wants to see it thrive, in Asia and across the globe. Daniel Tokaji Charles W. Ebersold and Florence Whitcomb Ebersold Professor of Constitutional Law The Ohio State University titutions that are insulated from politics. Yet until recently, there has been scant attention to the role of courts in making Asian democracies work. This book fills that void, offering fascinating perspectives from top-notch scholars on how courts have intervened in Asian elections, sometimes constructively and sometimes disastrously.

It is essential reading for anyone who cares about democracy and wants to see it thrive, in Asia and across the globe. Daniel Tokaji Charles W. Ebersold and Florence Whitcomb Ebersold Professor of Constitutional Law The Ohio State University.