Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

submittedVersion

Publication Date

5-2016

Abstract

This article critically evaluates the interplay among courts with constitutional jurisdiction in Asia. This is done in the specific context of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC). The article finds that the AACC has to date made only a nominal contribution to cultivating inter-court relations in furtherance of common goals and advances the claim that its members ought to rectify this state of affairs. On the one hand, transnational judicial alliances have instrumental value for participating courts in the discharge of their mandate. On the other hand, the AACC can be a useful conduit in nurturing an Asian perspective to the global judicial discourse on constitutional issues. In that vein, the article identifies the most suitable means to enable the AACC to optimally discharge its role to help advance respect for democracy, the rule of law, and human rights in the region.

Keywords

Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC); constitutional justice; constitutionalism; means of communication; transnational judicial engagements

Discipline

Asian Studies | Constitutional Law | International Law

Research Areas

Public Interest Law, Community and Social Justice

Publication

Asian Journal of Law and Society

Volume

3

Issue

1

First Page

105

Last Page

134

ISSN

2052-9015

Identifier

10.1017/als.2015.24

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP): HSS Journals

Copyright Owner and License

Author

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1017/als.2015.24

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