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Constitutional courts in Asia : a comparative perspective
โ Scribed by Chen, Hongyi; Harding, Andrew
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 406
- Series
- Comparative constitutional law and policy
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Constitutional Courts in Asia: Western Origins and Asian Practice / Albert H. Y. Chen --
2.Constitutional Review in Asia: A Comparative Perspective / Cheryl Saunders --
3.The Informal Dimension of Constitutional Politics in Asia: Insights from the Philippines and Indonesia / Bjorn Dressel --
4.Towards More Intra-Asian Judicial Cooperation in the Constitutional Sphere / Maartje De Visser --
5.An Evolving Court with Changing Functions: The Constitutional Court and Judicial Review in Taiwan / Wen-Chen Chang --
6.Constitutional Court of Korea: Guardian of the Constitution or Mouthpiece of the Government? / Chaihark Hahm --
7.Avoiding Rights: The Constitutional Tsets of Mongolia / Chimid Enhbaatar --
8.The Constitutional Court of Thailand: From Activism to Arbitrariness / Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang --
9.Indonesia's Constitutional Court and Indonesia's Electoral Systems / Simon Butt --
Note continued: 10.Constitutional Council of Cambodia at the Age of Majority: A History of Weathering the Rule of Law Storms in Peacetime / Teilee Kuong --
11.The Short but Turbulent History of Myanmar's Constitutional Tribunal / Andrew Harding --
12.The Supreme Court of Japan: A Judicial Court, Not Necessarily a Constitutional Court / Yasuo Hasebe --
13.Establishing Judicial Review in China: Impediments and Prospects / Qianfan Zhang --
14.Why Do Countries Decide Not to Adopt Constitutional Review? The Case of Vietnam / Ngoc Son Bui.
โฆ Subjects
Constitutional courts -- Asia
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