Asia-Pacific judiciaries independence, impartiality and integrity /
edited by Hoong Phun (HP) Lee, Monash University, Victoria, Marilyn Pittard, Monash University, Victoria.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Asia-Pacific judiciaries : themes and contemporary perspectives / Independence and accountability of the judiciary : comparative analysis of the theories and the realities with lessons for the Asia-Pacific / The judiciary of Bangladesh : its independence and accountability / Judicial independence, impartiality and integrity in Brunei Darussalam / The future of judicial independence in China / The judiciary in Fiji : a broken reed? / Hong Kong's judiciary under 'one country, two systems' / Judicial independence and the rise of the Supreme Court in India / The Indonesian courts : from non-independence to independence without accountability / Indepedence of the judiciary and securing public trust in Japan / The Malaysian judiciary : a Sisyphean quest for redemption? / Judicial power in Myannmar and the challenge of judicial independence / The Singapore judiciary : independence, impartiality and integrity / Decline and fall of Sri Lanka's judiciary and prospects for resurrection / Institutional independence of the judiciary : Taiwan's incomplete reform / The Vanuatu judiciary : a critical check on executive power / Independence, impartiality and integrity of the judiciary in Vietnam / The challenges of judicial independence in the Asia-Pacific / H. P. Lee and Marilyn Pittard -- Shimon Shetreet -- M. Rafiqul Islam -- Ann Black -- Lin Feng -- Venkat Iyer -- Albert H. Y. Chen and P. Y. Lo -- Rehan Abeyratne -- Nadirsyah Hosen -- Shigenori Matsui -- H. P. Lee and Richard Foo -- Melissa Crouch -- Kevin Y. L. Tan -- Suri Ratnapala -- Wen-Chen Chang -- Miranda Forsyth -- Pip Nicholson and Nguyen Hung Quang -- H. P. Lee and Marilyn Pittard.
"Judicial independence, integrity and impartiality are crucial to public trust in the judiciary. Justice must also be seen to be dispensed fairly and without fear or favour. In the context of themes and perspectives as well as comparative theories of independence, this book provides a contemporary analysis of the role and independence of judges in 15 countries in the Asia-Pacific. [Analyses] include countries that are governed by authoritarian governments or are beset by dramatic government changes, which undermine judges by attacking and preventing their independence, to more democratic countries where there are strides towards judicial independence. The problems confronting judges and courts are explained and analysed, with the aim of establishing a commonality of standards which can be developed to strengthen and promote the important values of judicial independence, impartiality and integrity. Solutions for the Asia-Pacific region are also proposed."--