Constitutional Foundings in South Asia

Ridwanul Hoque

ISBN 10: 1509930256 / ISBN 13: 9781509930258

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jan 2021, 2021

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Neuware - This volume addresses the idea of origins, how things are formed, and how they relate to their present and future in terms of 'constitution-making' which is a continuous process in South Asian states. It examines the drafting, nature, core values and roles of the first modern constitutions during the founding of the eight modern nation-states in South Asia. The book looks at the constitutions of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It provides an explanatory description of the process and substantive inputs in the making of the first constitutions of these nations; it sets out to analyse the internal and external (including intra-regional) forces surrounding the making of these constitutions; and it sets out theoretical constructions 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Constitutional Foundings in South Asia
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jan 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1509930256
• ISBN 13: 9781509930258
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 18D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 574 grams

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Synopsis

This volume addresses the idea of origins, how things are formed, and how they relate to their present and future in terms of 'constitution-making' which is a continuous process in South Asian states. It examines the drafting, nature, core values and roles of the first modern constitutions during the founding of the eight modern nation-states in South Asia.

The book looks at the constitutions of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It provides an explanatory description of the process and substantive inputs in the making of the first constitutions of these nations; it sets out to analyse the internal and external (including intra-regional) forces surrounding the making of these constitutions; and it sets out theoretical constructions 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.

About the Authors

Kevin YL Tan is a leading scholar of Singapore's constitution and has written and edited over 30 books on the law, politics and history of Singapore. He is currently Adjunct Professor at both the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. He is also Executive Editor of the Asian Journal of Comparative Law and Editor-in-Chief of the Asian Yearbook of International Law.

Ridwanul Hoque is Professor of Law at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and University Fellow at Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University, Australia.

Li-ann Thio is Professor of Law (Provost's Chair) at the National University of Singapore and a former Nominated Member of the Singapore Parliament (Eleventh Session).

Jaclyn L Neo is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law at the National University of Singapore.