Proportionality in Asia (Paperback)

Po Jen Yap

ISBN 10: 1108797733 / ISBN 13: 9781108797733

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2022

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Paperback. This is the first book that focusses on how proportionality analysis a legal transplant from the West is applied by courts around Asia, and it explores how a country's commitment to democracy and the rule of law is fundamental to the success of the doctrine's judicial enforcement. This book will appeal to lawyers, political scientists, and students of law and political science who seek to understand how proportionality analysis is blossoming and, in some cases, flourishing in Asia. This book is for lawyers, political scientists, and students of law and political science who seek to understand how proportionality analysis a legal transplant from the West is blossoming and, in some cases, flourishing in Asia. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Proportionality in Asia (Paperback)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108797733
• ISBN 13: 9781108797733
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This is the first book that focusses on how proportionality analysis – a legal transplant from the West – is applied by courts around Asia, and it explores how a country's commitment to democracy and the rule of law is fundamental to the success of the doctrine's judicial enforcement. This book will appeal to lawyers, political scientists, and students of law and political science who seek to understand how proportionality analysis is blossoming and, in some cases, flourishing in Asia.

About the Author

Po Jen Yap is a Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), Faculty of Law, where he specialises in comparative constitutional law. He graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LLB degree and he obtained LLM qualifications from both Harvard Law School and University College London. He also has a PhD degree from the University of Cambridge. He is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and an Attorney at Law in the State of New York, USA. His sole-authored publications include Constitutional Dialogue in Common Law Asia (2015) and Courts and Democracies in Asia (2017). He was the editor of Judicial Review of Elections in Asia (2016) and Constitutional Remedies in Asia (2019).