<P> Apart from a number of states and territories, across the continent there is a huge gulf between the rule of law rhetoric and reality . In Thailand, the police force is an organized crime gang . In Cambodia, judges are proxies for the ruling political party...That a judge may harbor political prejudice or apply the law unevenly are the smallest worries for an ordinary criminal defendant in Asia . More likely ones are: Will the police fabricate the evidence? Will the prosecutor bother to show up? Will the judge fall asleep? Will I be poisoned in prison? Will my case be completed within a decade? </P> <P> In countries such as China and Vietnam, the transition to a market economy has been a major factor in a move toward the rule of law, because a rule of law is important to foreign investors and to economic development . It remains unclear whether the rule of law in countries like China and Vietnam will be limited to commercial matters or will spill into other areas as well, and if so whether that spillover will enhance prospects for related values such as democracy and human rights . The rule of law in China has been widely discussed and debated by both legal scholars and politicians in China . </P> <P> In Thailand, a kingdom that has had a constitution since the initial attempt to overthrow the absolute monarchy system in 1932, the rule of law has been more of a principle than actual practice . Ancient prejudices and political bias have been present in the three branches of government with each of their foundings, and justice has been processed formally according to the law but in fact more closely aligned with royalist principles that are still advocated in the 21st century . In November 2013, Thailand faced still further threats to the rule of law when the executive branch rejected a supreme court decision over how to select senators . </P> <P> In India, the longest constitutional text in the history of the world has governed that country since 1950 . Although the Constitution of India may have been intended to provide details that would limit the opportunity for judicial discretion, the more text there is in a constitution the greater opportunity the judiciary may have to exercise judicial review . According to Indian journalist Harish Khare, "The rule of law or rather the Constitution (is) in danger of being supplanted by the rule of judges ." </P>

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