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Constitutional Statecraft in Asian Courts by Yvonne Tew. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. 272 pp. Hardcover: £80.00. 《亚洲法院的宪政治国之道》，作者:伊冯·图。牛津:牛津大学出版社，2020。272页，精装版:80英镑。

Asian Journal of Comparative Law Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/asjcl.2021.25

R. Abeyratne

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The Malaysian Election Commission: Navigating Electoral Authoritarianism and Political Change 马来西亚选举委员会:驾驭选举威权主义和政治变革

Asian Journal of Comparative Law Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/asjcl.2021.31

D. Shah

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Multilayered Oversight: Electoral Administration in Indonesia 多层监督：印度尼西亚的选举管理

Asian Journal of Comparative Law Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/asjcl.2021.32

S. Butt, F. Siregar

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Sri Lanka's First Election Commission: Strengthening Electoral Management or Advancing Electoral Integrity? 斯里兰卡第一选举委员会：加强选举管理还是促进选举廉正？

Asian Journal of Comparative Law Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/asjcl.2021.34

Dinesha Samararatne

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The Union Election Commission of Myanmar 2010–2020 缅甸联邦选举委员会2010-2020

Asian Journal of Comparative Law Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/asjcl.2021.33

Catherine Renshaw, Michael Lidauer

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ACL volume 16 issue 2 Cover and Front matter ACL第16卷第2期封面和封面

Asian Journal of Comparative Law Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/asjcl.2022.1

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Constitutional Democracy and Electoral Commissions: A Reflection from Asia 宪政民主与选举委员会:来自亚洲的反思

Asian Journal of Comparative Law Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/asjcl.2021.26

Rosalind Dixon, M. Tushnet

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ACL volume 16 issue 2 Cover and Back matter ACL第16卷第2期封面和封底

Asian Journal of Comparative Law Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/asjcl.2022.2

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ACL volume 16 issue S1 Cover and Front matter ACL第16卷第S1期封面和封面

Asian Journal of Comparative Law Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1017/asjcl.2021.39

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Constituting and Regulating Democracy: Kenya's Electoral Commission and the Courts in the 2010s 构建和规范民主：2010年代的肯尼亚选举委员会和法院

Asian Journal of Comparative Law Pub Date : 2021-11-29 DOI: 10.1017/asjcl.2021.36

Richard Stacey, Victoria Miyandazi

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