Politics and Constitutions in Southeast Asia (Routledge Law in Asia) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138847542 ISBN 13: 9781138847545

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

In recent years the constitutional landscape of Southeast Asia has changed tremendously. Against a worldwide background of liberalization, globalization, and democratization, states in the region have begun to alter their constitutions, reinforcing human rights provisions, and putting in place institutional safeguards, such as constitutional courts and human rights commissions. On closer examination, however, the picture is very complex, with constitutional developments differing greatly between states. This book explores a range of current constitutional developments in the different states of Southeast Asia through a distinct political lens. Drawing on comparative and single case studies, it considers various constitutional areas, including constitution drafting, human rights, legal safeguards and the continuing role of the military, sets constitutional developments in the wider political and historical context of each country, and makes comparisons both with Western democracies and with other developing regions. The book concludes by assessing overall how far constitutional practices and trajectories are converging towards a liberal Western model or towards a distinctly Southeast Asian model.

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About the Author

Marco Bünte is Associate Professor at the School of Arts and Social Science at Monash University. Australia.

Björn Dressel is Senior Lecturer in the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University, Australia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138847542
• ISBN 13: 9781138847545
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360
• Editor: Bünte Marco, Dressel Björn