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Regime Transition and the Judicial Politics of Enmity: Democratic Inclusion and Exclusion in South Korean Constitutional Justice
Justine Guichard
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Hardback. The issue of defining and redefining enmity has been at the heart of constitutional justice since South Korea's change of regime. This book explores how the Constitutional Court of Korea has addressed this challenge, carving the contours of who is included in or excluded from the body politic throughout its jurisprudence. Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JPHC; JPHV; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 465.
Among the societies that experienced a political transition away from authoritarianism in the 1980s, South Korea is known as a paragon of 'successful democratization.' This achievement is considered to be intimately tied to a new institution introduced with the 1987 change of regime, intended to safeguard fundamental norms and rights: the Constitutional Court of Korea. While constitutional justice is largely celebrated for having achieved both purposes, this book proposes an innovative and critical account of the court's role. Relying on an interpretive analysis of jurisprudence, it uncovers the ambivalence with which the court has intervened in the major dispute opposing ... Read more
Among the societies that experienced a political transition away from authoritarianism in the 1980s, South Korea is known as a paragon of 'successful democratization.' This achievement is considered to be intimately tied to a new institution introduced with the 1987 change of regime, intended to safeguard fundamental norms and rights: the Constitutional Court of Korea. While constitutional justice is largely celebrated for having achieved both purposes, this book proposes an innovative and critical account of the court's role. Relying on an interpretive analysis of jurisprudence, it uncovers the ambivalence with which the court has intervened in the major dispute opposing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy
Condition
New
Weight
464g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137575074
SKU
V9781137575074
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About Justine Guichard
Justine Guichard is Research Associate at Sciences Po's Center for International Relations (CERI), France. She holds a PhD in political science from Sciences Po, France, and Columbia University, USA.
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