Authoritarian Rule of Law: Legislation, Discourse and Legitimacy in Singapore (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)

Rajah, Jothie

ISBN 10: 1107634164 / ISBN 13: 9781107634169

Published by Cambridge University Press (edition Revised ed.), 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Authoritarian Rule of Law: Legislation, Discourse and Legitimacy in Singapore (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (edition Revised ed.)
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107634164
• ISBN 13: 9781107634169
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Revised ed.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This book presents an analysis of authoritarian legalism in Singapore.

About the Author

Jothie Rajah is Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation, Chicago. She obtained her Ph.D. at the Melbourne Law School, Australia, where she was awarded the 2010 Harold Luntz Graduate Research Thesis Prize for achieving an overall level of excellence. She is the author of a number of articles on state management of ideological contestation through law. She has taught at the Melbourne Law School, the National University of Singapore and the Institute of Education, Singapore. Her current research focuses on global discourses on the rule of law and colonial constructions of Hindu law in the Straits Settlements.