Constitutional Convergence in East Asia

Explains why the constitutional jurisprudence of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea is converging, and provides analysis of relevant case law.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Reasons for convergence; 3. Convergence on structured proportionality; 4. Convergence on innovative constitutional remedies; 5. Limits on convergence; 6. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Po Jen Yap is a Professor of Law at The University of Hong Kong. He is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and an Attorney at Law in the State of New York, USA. He is the author of Constitutional Dialogue in Common Law Asia (2015) and Courts and Democracies in Asia (2017).Chien-Chih Lin is an Associate Research Professor at Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica (Taiwan). He has published in multiple law journals and edited volumes, including The Oxford Handbook of Constitutional Law in Asia, American Journal of Comparative Law, and International Journal of Constitutional Law. He is the book review editor of the International Journal of Constitutional Law.

Summary

The top courts in Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea have reshaped constitutional law on non-discrimination, criminal due process, and free speech. This volume explores how their constitutional jurisprudence has converged in the process.

Product details

• Authors: Chien-Chih Lin, Po Jen Yap, Yap Po Jen
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2024
• EAN: 9781108926416
• ISBN: 978-1-108-92641-6
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 317 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; LAW / Constitutional, East Asia, Far East, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general