Constitutionalism in Asia Cases and Materials
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Biografisk notat
Wen-Chen Chang is Professor at the College of Law, National Taiwan University.Li-ann Thio is Professor of Law (Provost's Chair) at the National University of Singapore and a former Nominated Member of the Singapore Parliament (Eleventh Session).Kevin YL Tan has taught constitutional law for the past 28 years and is the author andeditor of moe than 30 books on law, politics, and history. He is currently Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, as well as Adjunct Professor at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. Jiunn-rong Yeh is University Professor at the College of Law, National Taiwan University. He previously served as a Minister in the Taiwanese Government and Vice-Dean of his College. Yeh has published widely in both Chinese and English, and has also taught in many overseas universities....a nuanced, complex, and thought-provoking view of constitutional issues across Asia...[it] will be a helpful tool for students of comparative constitutional law and practitioners alike...
- Mara Malagodi, Public Law
<p>Students of international law who would like to see how international norms interact with the domestic constitutional context in Asian states should also find this book valuable, as the authors incorporate extensive international law materials into the chapters<br />that deal with fundamental rights.</p>
- Eunseok Paik, Korean Journal of International and comparative law
Introduction
1 Constitution Making and State Building
2 Constitutional Cultures in Asia
3 Government System and Structures
4 Constitutional Change and Amendments
5 Judicial Review
6 Democracy and the Right to Political Participation
7 The Right to Equality and Equal Protection
8 Free Speech and Res Publica
9 Religion and State
10 Socio-Economic Rights
An excellent resource for scholars and students working in the field of Asian legal and constitutional studies.
The study of constitutionalism in Asia is one of the most important, fascinating and challenging subjects of contemporary legal study. The continent is immensely diverse in its political ideology, religion, culture, language, economic development and colonial history. It has produced a great multitude of constitutional traditions, from authoritarian regimes to mixed communitarian and liberal constitutional models, and from regimes involving the military and monarchy to secular and theocratic constitutions. At the same time, its experience with courts and constitutions spans the gamut from rights-based to dialogical and good governance approaches, particularly where good government is sought through political process and public avenues rather than through the courts. With respect to judicial review and human rights, Asia provides a rich resource in examining how universal standards and local particularities interact. This series seeks to build on the growing academic interest in Asian constitutionalism by interrogating the normative, historical, empirical and conceptual dimensions of constitutionalism, through the lens of the Asian experience. It is expansive in scope and coverage and includes comparative studies between two or more Asian countries; comparisons between Asian and non-Asian jurisdictions; and critical single jurisdiction case studies. The series provides an excellent resource for scholars and students working in the field of Asian legal and constitutional studies, and comparative constitutional law more generally.