The Rise and Decline of Constitutionalism in the Global South

Studies of constitutionalism in the Global South often chart the rise and achievements of liberal constitutionalism. In this contribution, I suggest that we also need to consider the decline of constitutional democracy as part of studies of constitutionalism in the Global South. Since the book Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia was published, the decline of constitutional democracy in Indonesia has worsened. In this contribution I question the association between the Constitutional Court and constitutional democracy. I examine Indonesia's limited place in comparative scholarship prior to 1998, and then demonstrate how the case of Indonesia in 21st century scholarship is more relevant to debates concerning the decline of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism, given the 2023 Constitutional Court crisis

Constitution · Constitutional court · Constitutionalism · Democracy · Political science · Politics · Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies · Law · Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia · Legal Studies and Policies