Judicialization of Administrative Governance: Causes, Consequences and Limits

行政治理的司法化:成因、結果與限制

司法化的現象—司法機關參與公共政策形成與管制情形之增加,近來已引起許多的討論。本文檢驗司法化的成因、影響,尤其是其在東亞各國的發展。本文認為司法化起因於全球化潮流與在地政治與經濟環境的互動。司法化有其正面及負面的結果,而美國經驗亦清楚顯示出何種結果應該被避免。同時本文也認為司法化的過程可能會在特定的情況下發生逆轉。

Judicialization, the expansion of judicial involvement in the formation and regulation of public policy, has recently received a good deal of attention. This article examines the causes and consequences of judicialization, with particular reference to East and Southeast Asia. It argues that judicialization has resulted from global trends interacting with local political and economic circumstances. The consequences are both positive and negative, and US experience sheds some light on what to avoid. The article also argues that the process of judicialization may be reversible in certain circumstances.