Hybrid Constitutionalism - The Politics of Constitutional Review in Chinese Special

Examines the political dynamics of constitutional review in hybrid regimes in the context of China's Special Administrative Regions.

List of contents

1. The rise of hybrid constitutionalism; 2. A transaction cost theory of hybrid constitutionalism; 3. Hybrid by constitutional design; 4. Comparative constitutional review in the Chinese special administrative regions; 5. Transaction cost politics in Hong Kong and Macau; 6. Epilogue; References; Index.

About the author

Eric C. Ip is an Associate Professor of Law at The University of Hong Kong. His award-winning research on comparative public law has been published in peer-reviewed periodicals such as The American Journal of Comparative Law, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies and International & Comparative Law Quarterly. He is the author of Law and Justice in Hong Kong (2016). Prior to joining The University of Hong Kong, he taught at University College London and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Summary

This book makes a significant contribution to the comparative constitutional law and politics of hybrid regimes, those that are neither liberal democratic nor closed autocracies, whose number is on the rise everywhere in the world. It takes as its case studies China's two Special Administrative Regions: Hong Kong and Macau.

Product details

• Authors: Eric Ip, Eric (The University of Hong Kong) Ip, Eric C Ip, Eric C. Ip, Eric C. (The University of Hong Kong) Ip, IP ERIC
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781107194922
• ISBN: 978-1-107-19492-2
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy; Comparative Constitutional Law; Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy; Comparative Constitutional Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; LAW / Constitutional, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Regional Government Policies, Regional, state and other local government policies