–CO-ORGANISERS: PROF. SUJIT CHOUDHRY & DR TOM GERALD DALY— 1. OBJECTIVES The panel will centre on discussion of themes in Tom Daly‘s recently published book ‘The Alchemists: Questioning Our Faith in Courts as Democracy-Builders‘, (Cambridge University Press)
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Courts as Democracy Builders in Asia
What is the relationship between the strength of a country’s 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,...