Asian Comparative Constitutional Law, Volume 2: Constitutional Amendments

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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.

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Ngoc Son Bui is Associate Professor of Asian Law at the University of Oxford, UK. Mara Malagodi is Assistant Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.