Asian Courts in Context - Title page

pp iii-iii

Copyright page

pp iv-iv

Contents

pp v-vi

Figures

pp vii-vii

Tables

pp viii-viii

Contributors

pp ix-xi

Acknowledgments

pp xii-xiv

1 - Introduction

pp 1-74

Part I - Courts in advanced economies

pp 75-266

2 - Towards a more responsive judiciary: courts and judicial power in Japan

pp 77-111

3 - Courts in the Republic of Korea: featuring a built-in authoritarian legacy of centralization and bureaucratization

pp 112-142

4 - Courts and judicial reform in Taiwan: gradual transformations towards the guardian of constitutionalism and rule of law

pp 143-182

5 - Hong Kong: common law Courts in China

pp 183-227

6 - As efficient as the best businesses: Singapore’s judicial system

pp 228-266

Part II - Courts in fast developing economies

pp 267-581

7 - Legitimacy of courts and the dilemma of their proliferation: the significance of judicial power in India

pp 269-302

8 - Courts in Indonesia: a mix of Western and local character

pp 303-339

9 - The fledgling courts and adjudication system in Mongolia

pp 340-355

10 - The Philippines’ post-Marcos judiciary: the institutional turn and the populist backlash

pp 356-374

11 - Courts in Malaysia and judiciary initiated reforms

pp 375-406

12 - Courts in Thailand: progressive development as the country’s pillar of justice

pp 407-446

13 - Courts and the adjudication system in Bangladesh: in quest of viable reforms

pp 447-486

14 - Courts in China: judiciary in the economic and societal transitions

pp 487-527

15 - Renovating courts: the role of courts in contemporary Vietnam

pp 528-565

16 - Conclusion

pp 566-581

Index

pp 582-617