The Independence of Constitutional Justice in Asian Countries

Abstract

After decades of authoritarian rule, East Asia has seen a wave of democratic transformation since the mid-1980s in South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Mongolia and Indonesia. These political shifts were accompanied by the emergence of strong constitutional courts in the region. The region has not known many precedents for an independent and effective constitutional judiciary in the protection of rights or confronting the government. This article discusses the experiences of the independence of the institutions of constitutional justice in these countries mentioned.