Constitutional Courts in Asia: A Comparative Perspective (Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy)

Cambridge University Press, 9/30/2018
EAN 9781107195080, ISBN10: 110719508X

Hardcover, 406 pages, 23.5 x 16 x 2.5 cm
Language: English

The founding of a constitutional court is often an indication of a chosen path of constitutionalism and democracy. It is no coincidence that most of the constitutional courts in East and Southeast Asia were established at the same time as the transition of the countries concerned from authoritarianism to liberal constitutional democracy. This book is the first to provide systematic narratives and analysis of Asian experiences of constitutional courts and related developments, and to introduce comparative, historical and theoretical perspectives on these experiences, as well as debates on the relevant issues in countries that do not as yet have constitutional courts. This volume makes a significant contribution to the systematic and comparative study of constitutional courts, constitutional adjudication and constitutional developments in East and Southeast Asia and beyond.

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 Björn 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 Jiunn-rong Yeh and 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 Tom Ginsburg and 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
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.