《「依法治國」的迷思：新加坡國家威權法治史》喬西・拉賈 'Authoritarian Rule of Law: Legislation, Discourse and Legitimacy in Singapore' by Jothie Rajah

《「依法治國」的迷思：新加坡國家威權法治史》喬西・拉賈
'Authoritarian Rule of Law: Legislation, Discourse and Legitimacy in Singapore' by Jothie Rajah

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這本書中作者透過《破壞公物法令》、《出版法》、《律師專業法令》、《維持宗教和諧法》，及《公共秩序法令》的五個例子來探討法律與政治的關係以及政府如何利用法律來削弱及打壓異議者。作者清楚地解釋法律如何淪為國家打壓異己的工具，在近幾年公民空間緊縮狀況加劇的情況下，更凸顯的此書的價值與重要性。

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Jothie Rajah uses five case studies, the Vandalism Act, the Press Act, the Legal Profession Act, the Religious Harmony Act and the Public Order Act, to discuss the relations between politics and laws and how laws have been used to suppress those who challenge the authority. The author's explicit explanation has - against the backdrop of a deteriorating civic space - made it a must-read book.