The editors and authors have produced a very worthwhile volume, which makes a wonderful contribution to Hart’s <i>Constitutionalism in Asia</i> series. Written in accessible language, this book might be expected to operate as a gateway for its readership – which, at the very least, includes legal scholars, political scientists and students ... The editors and authors deserve rich praise for putting together such an excellent book.

- Simon Butt, Australian Journal of Asian Law

This book examines the presence of ethnic, religious, political, and ideational pluralities in Southeast Asian societies and how their respective constitutions respond to these pluralities. Countries covered in this book are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The chapters examine: first, the range of pluralist constitutional values and ideas embodied in the constitutions; secondly, the pluralist sources of constitutional norms; thirdly, the design of constitutional structures responding to various pluralities; and fourthly, the construction and interpretation of bills of rights in response to existing pluralities. The ‘pluralist constitution’ is thus one that recognises internal pluralities within society and makes arrangements to accommodate, rather than eliminate, these pluralities.
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1. Pluralist Constitutions and the Southeast Asian Context
Jaclyn L. Neo and Bui Ngoc Son
2. Constitutionalising Multiple Pluralities in Malaysia
Dian A. H. Shah
3. The Imperative of Integrative Pluralist Constitutionalism: Going Beyond Formal Equality, Eschewing Rights, and Accommodation of Differences in Singapore
Eugene K B Tan
4. Pluralism in Brunei’s Constitution? Ethnicity, Religion and the Absolute Monarchy
Kerstin Steiner and Dominik M Müller
5. Indonesia’s Constitutional Responses to Plurality
Herlambang P. Wiratraman and Dian A. H. Shah
6. Myanmar’s Pluralist Constitution: Nation-Building versus State-Building
Nyi Nyi Kyaw
7. Pluralist Constitution in Cambodia
Taing Ratana
8. Constitutions in Ethnically Plural Societies: Laos and Vietnam
Bui Ngoc Son
9. Volcanic Constitution: How is Plurality Turning Against Constitutionalism in Thailand?
Apinop Atipiboonsin
10. The Philippine People Power Constitution: Social Cohesion through Integrated Diversity
Bryan Dennis Gabito Tiojanco

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An original collection of essays examining how constitutional orders in individual Southeast Asian countries respond to a range of ethnic, political, and legal plurality, providing an important contribution to comparative constitutional scholarship in South East Asia.
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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.

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781509945689
Publisert
2020-11-19
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Vekt
460 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
150 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
312

Biografisk notat

Jaclyn L Neo is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore.
Bui Ngoc Son is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong.