Regime Transition and the Judicial Politics of Enmity: Democratic Inclusion and Exclusion in South Korean Constitutional Justice

by Justine Guichard

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137575077
• ISBN13: 9781137575074
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"