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Record Nr.

UNINA9910733714903321

Autore

Guichard Justine

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

9781137531575

1137531576

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 248 p.)

Collana

The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy, , 2945-6088

Disciplina

347.5195/035

Soggetti

Political science

Law - Philosophy

Law - History

Asia - Politics and government

World politics

Constitutional law

Political Science

Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History

Asian Politics

Political History

Constitutional Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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 the state and parts of civil society after the transition: (re)defining enmity. In response to this challenge, constitutional justice has produced both liberal and illiberal outcomes, promoting the rule of law and basic rights while reinforcing the mechanisms of exclusion bounding South Korean democracy in the nameof national security.