Constitutional Foundings in South Asia

Intro -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- 1. Northeast Asian Constitutional Foundings: The Weight of History -- Introduction -- I. Why This Book? -- II. The Weight of History -- III. The Legacies of Constitutional Foundings -- IV. A Note of Acknowledgement -- 2. The 1954 Constitution of China: Empire State Building -- Introduction -- I. National Revival -- II. The Constitution as Saviour of the Chinese Empire -- III. Chinese Constitutional Attempts Since the Qing Dynasty -- IV. The Death of the Liberal Democratic Model in China -- V. The Birth of Leninist Constitutionalism in China -- VI. The 1954 Constitution: The Great Consolidation of Power -- VII. Structure of the 1954 Constitution -- VIII. The PRC and State Building -- IX. Epilogue: Constitutional Founding -- 3. The Making of the Constitutional Order of the Hong Kong SAR: The Role of Sino-British Diplomacy (1982-90) -- Introduction -- I. The Negotiation of the Joint Declaration (1982-84) -- II. Representative Government and Sino-British 'convergence' (1984-86) -- III. Informal Diplomatic Dialogue and the 1987 Review (1986-88) -- IV. Towards the Second Draft of the Basic Law (1988-89) -- V. Post-4 June Developments (1989-90) -- VI. Conclusion -- 4. Macao's Constitutional Founding -- Introduction -- I. Before The Handover: The Historical Background -- II. The Hong Kong Model -- III. The Making of the Macao Basic Law -- IV. A Summary -- 5. The Birth of the Constitution of the Republic of China -- Introduction -- I. The ROC Constitution and the Draft Constitutions -- II. Constitutional Questions Considered by the Drafters and their Aftermath -- III. The Impact of Internal and External Factors -- IV. The Impact of the ROC Constitution on Taiwan"s State Building -- V. Conclusion -- 6. The Meiji Constitution and Japan's Emergence in the International Order, 1853-1905 -- Introduction.

Northeast Asian constitutional foundings : the weight of history / Kevin YL Tan -- The 1954 Constitution of China : empire state building / Humphrey Ko -- The making of the Constitutional Order of the Hong Kong SAR : the role of Sino-British diplomacy (1982-90) / Albert HY Chen and Michael HK Ng -- Macao's constitutional founding / Xiaobo Zhai -- The birth of the Constitution of the Republic of China / Chien-Chih Lin -- The Meiji Constitution and Japan's emergence in the International Order, 1853-1905 / Kentaro Matsubara -- Thirty-years-old at birth? The constitutional founding of the Republic of Korea / Chaihark Hahm -- Constitutional founding in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea / Erik Mobrand -- The 1924 Constitution : towards the modernisation of Mongolia / Amarsanaa Batbold and Chadraabal Unurbayar.

"This new book in the Constitutionalism in Asia series considers the idea of origins, and of change and continuity in terms of 'constitution-making', which is an on-going process in the Northeast Asian states. The book examines the drafting, nature, core values and roles of the first modern constitutions during the founding of the eight modern states/territories in Northeast Asia: China (1949) Taiwan (1947) Hong Kong SAR (1997) Macau (1993) Japan (1889) North Korea (1948 or 1972) South Korea (1948) Mongolia (1992) The collection provides: - an exploratory description of the process and substantive inputs in the making of the first constitutions of these nations; - analysis of the internal and external (including intra-regional) forces surrounding the making of these constitutions; and - theoretical construction of models to conceptualise the nature and role of the first constitutions (including constituent documents) in the founding of the modern nation-states and their subsequent impact on state-building in the region."--

South Asian constitutional foundings : beyond history / Kevin Y. L. Tan and Ridwanul Hoque -- India's constitutional founding : an enduring but mixed legacy / Arun K Thiruvengadam -- From nation to state : constitutional founding in Pakistan / Sadaf Aziz and Moeen Cheema -- The founding and making of Bangladesh's constitution / Ridwanul Hoque -- Dominion status and compromised foundations : the Soulbury Constitution and Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist responses to the founding of the Ceylonese State, 1931 -- 1956 / Roshan de Silva-Wijeyeratne -- Constitutional foundings in Nepal : experience with changing parameters / Bipin Adhikari -- Making Bhutan's Constitution : institutionalising a 'traditional' monarchy / Winnie Bothe -- Towards a Maldivian nation-state : the Constitutions of 1932 and 1968 / Shamsul Falaah -- Afghanistan : an aborted beginning / Ebrahim Afsah.

South Asian constitutional foundings : beyond history / Kevin Y. L. Tan and Ridwanul Hoque -- India's constitutional founding : an enduring but mixed legacy / Arun K Thiruvengadam -- From nation to state : constitutional founding in Pakistan / Sadaf Aziz and Moeen Cheema -- The founding and making of Bangladesh's constitution / Ridwanul Hoque -- Dominion status and compromised foundations : the Soulbury Constitution and Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist responses to the founding of the Ceylonese State, 1931--1956 / Roshan de Silva-Wijeyeratne -- Constitutional foundings in Nepal : experience with changing parameters / Bipin Adhikari -- Making Bhutan's Constitution : institutionalising a 'traditional' monarchy / Winnie Bothe -- Towards a Maldivian nation-state : the Constitutions of 1932 and 1968 / Shamsul Falaah -- Afghanistan : an aborted beginning / Ebrahim Afsah.

"This volume focuses on the making, nature, and role of the first modern constitutions at the founding of the modern nation-states in Southeast Asia. These historical essays add richly to our understanding and appreciation of the founding moments and to the theory and practice of constitutionalism in these states. This volume makes three significant contributions. First, it helps plug the wide knowledge gap in comparative constitutional history in Southeast Asia. Second, it furthers our understanding of contemporary constitutional practice and also anticipates possible developmental trajectories in light of the foundational values embedded in and manifested through these constitutions. Third, through the comparative historical study of these early constitutions, plausible theoretical insights may be gained to further our understanding of Southeast Asia's constitutional history. The book is essential reading for those wishing to obtain a deeper understanding of the constitutional foundings of Southeast Asia."--Bloomsbury Publishing