Bøger af Ngoc Son Bui

This is the second in a 4-volume set that provides the definitive account of the major issues of comparative constitutional law in Asian jurisdictions. Volume 2 looks at constitutional amendments and offers answers to questions about the formal rules for amending the constitution such as:- Who initiates an amendment proposal?- How is the amendment proposal adopted?- How are the amendments codified?and the neo-institutional questions regarding amendment practices such as:- Why is the constitution amended? - Who engages in the amendment process?- How does the amendment affect the political system and the society? Volume 2 covers 17 Asian jurisdictions including: Bangladesh, Cambodia, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, North Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand.

This book explains how the idea and practice of unconstitutional constitutional amendments informs politics through various social and political actors, and in both formal and informal amendment processes. It is the first book-length study of the law and politics of unconstitutional constitutional amendments in Asia.