Public law in East Asia /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Imprint:Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate Publishing Limited, [2013]
©2013
Description:xlvii, 575 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:The library of essays on law in East Asia
Library of essays on law in East Asia.
Subject:Public law -- East Asia.
Public law.
East Asia.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9052042
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:Chen, Hongyi, 1957- editor of compilation.
Ginsburg, Tom, author, editor of compilation.
ISBN:9780754628958 (hbk.)
0754628957 (hbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Constitutionalism and constitutional change in East and Southeast Asia: a historical and comparative overview
  • Part I. Country Studies
  • Japan: The anatomy of a conservative court: judicial review in Japan
  • South Korea: The constitutional court and judicialization of Korean politics
  • North Korea: The constitution of North Korea: its changes and implications
  • Mongolia: When courts and politics collide: Mongolia's constitutional crisis
  • People's Republic of China: From administrative rule of law to constitutionalism? The changing perspectives of the Chinese public law
  • Taiwan: The legal development of Taiwan in the 20th century: toward a liberal and democratic country
  • Hong Kong: Constitutional adjudication in post-1997 Hong Kong
  • Vietnam: Analytical models for understanding constitutions and constitutional dialogue in socialist transitional states: re-interpreting constitutional dialogue in Vietnam
  • Cambodia: Cambodia: from civil war to a constitution to constitutionalism?
  • Thailand: Constitutional afterlife: the continuing impact of Thailand's postpolitical constitution
  • Philippines: Transplanted constitutionalism: the Philippine debate on the secular state and the rule of law
  • Indonesia: Indonesian constitutional reform: muddling towards democracy
  • Brunei: Brunei's revamped constitution: the sultan as the grundnorm?
  • East Timor: Legal pluralism and the rule of law in Timor Leste
  • Malaysia: The Malaysian constitution after 50 years - retrospective, prospective and comparative perspectives
  • Singapore: 'Pragmatism and realism do not mean abdication': a critical and empirical enquiry into Singapore's engagement with international human rights law
  • Part II. Comparative Studies
  • The emergence of East Asian constitutionalism: features in comparison
  • The making and remaking of constitutions in Southeast Asia: an overview
  • Name index