Asian comparative constitutional law : volume 1: Constitution-making / Edited by Ngoc Son Bui, Mara Malagodi.

v. 1. Constitution-making:
List of Contributors vii;
Table of cases ix;
Table of National Legislation xii;
Table of International Materials xli;
Introduction, Ngoc Son Bui and Mara Malagodi 1;
1.Japan's Post-War Constitution: 'Imposed' Constitution or Hybrid Between Global and Local Stakeholders?, Akiko Ejima 7;
2.Founding and/or Refounding: South Korea's 1948 Constitution, Jeong-In Yun 33;
3.The Longest Constitution-Making: Making the 1946 Constitution of the Republic of China, Zhaoxin Jiang 55;
4.The Making of China's 1982 Constitution, Ryan Martínez Mitchell 79;
5.The Making of the Hong Kong Basic Law, Pui-yin Lo 99;
6.North Korean Cultural Revolution: Reading Culture in the 1972 Constitution, Immanuel Kim 117;
7.The Making of the Mongolian Constitution of 1992, Gunbileg Boldbaatar 137;
8.The Making of (Anti-)Colonial Constitution: The Indonesian 1945 Constitution, Abdurrachman Satrio 157;
9.Constitution-Making and Autochthony: The Constitution of The Federation of Malaya 1957, Andrew Harding 175;
10.“A Better Command of Our Own Separate Destiny”: Singapore's 1965 Constitution and Stewarding The Transition To A New Constitutional Order, Eugene K B Tan 197;
11.The Making of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, Bryan Dennis Gabito Tiojanco 223;
12.The Making Of Cambodia's 1993 Constitution, Ratana Taing 247;
13.State-Owned Enterprises in Vietnam's 2013 Constitution, Trang (Mae) Nguyen 279;
14.Democratic Facade, a Military Heart, & the Flawed Nature of Myanmar's 2008 Constitution, Jonathan Liljeblad 293;
15.Thailand's Competing Notions of Constituent Power: The Making of the 2017 Constitution in The Binary-Star Scenario, Rawin Leelapatana 311;
16.Justice as Equity and the Making of the Indian Constitution, Mithi Mukherjee 337;
17.Making and Unmaking the Constitution of Bangladesh, M Jashim Ali Chowdhury 363;
18.The Failure of Transformative Constitution-Making in Sri Lanka, Mario Gomez 383;
19. Post-Conflict Constitution Making in Nepal and the Limits of Constituent Assemblies, Mara Malagodi 409;
Conclusion: Comparative Constitution-Making in Asia, Ngoc Son Bui 429;
Index 445.

"This is the first in a 4 volume set that provides the definitive account of the major issues of comparative constitutional law in 19 Asian jurisdictions. Volume 1 explores the process and contents in the making of a new constitution. The book provides answers to questions on the causes, processes, substance and implantation involved in making new constitutions such as; - What are the political, social, and economic factors that drive the constitution-making? - How are constitutions made, and who makes them? - What are the substantive contents of constitution-making? - What kinds of legislation are enacted to implement constitutions? - How do courts enforce constitutions? The jurisdictions covered include: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. An essential reference for those interested in Asian constitutional law"-- Provided by publisher.