Authoritarian Rule of Law: Discourse and Legitimacy in Singapore
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Jyoti Rajan's Authoritarian Rule of Law examines how Singapore's ruling elites deploy legal discourse and institutions to construct legitimacy and manage dissent.
Through analysis of legal texts, political debates, and institutional practices, the book shows how law can be simultaneously technocratic and political in authoritarian contexts.
Rajan discusses the historical development of Singapore's legal system and the strategies used to maintain political stability while projecting a rule-of-law image.
The work contributes to scholarship on law and authoritarianism by detailing mechanisms of legal legitimation and institutional design.
It is relevant for comparative studies of Southeast Asian legal systems and state-society relations.
Through analysis of legal texts, political debates, and institutional practices, the book shows how law can be simultaneously technocratic and political in authoritarian contexts.
Rajan discusses the historical development of Singapore's legal system and the strategies used to maintain political stability while projecting a rule-of-law image.
The work contributes to scholarship on law and authoritarianism by detailing mechanisms of legal legitimation and institutional design.
It is relevant for comparative studies of Southeast Asian legal systems and state-society relations.
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