Asian Comparative Constitutional Law, Volume 3 - Constitutional Structure

This is the third in a 4-volume set that provides the definitive account of the major issues of comparative constitutional law in 19 Asian jurisdictions. Volume 3 looks at the both the formal and functional aspects of constitutional structure in Asia. It considers formal aspects such as; - legislative-executive relations - the court system - constitutional review (including specialist, ordinary judicial review, and non-judicial institutions of constitutional review) - central-local relations and federalism - the role of the political parties - the role of the military, and - independent institutions, such as audit, election, and anti-corruption institutions. It answers questions about the functional aspects of constitutional structure including; - How do the structural institutions work in practice? - What are the factors influencing their operation? These include contextual factors, such as politics, local culture, ethnic diversity, and social structure. The jurisdictions covered include: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Product details

• Authors: Ngoc Son Bui, Mara Malagodi, Christophe Roberts
• Assisted by: Ngoc Son Bui (Editor), Malagodi Mara (Editor), Roberts Christopher (Editor)
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.10.2025
• EAN: 9781509949779
• ISBN: 978-1-5099-4977-9
• No. of pages: 528
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Asia, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Comparative, comparative law, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general