Unstable Constitutionalism

Herausgeber: Khosla, Madhav; Tushnet, Mark

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines constitutional law and practice in five South Asian countries: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 414
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 597g
• ISBN-13: 9781107644564
• ISBN-10: 1107644569
• Artikelnr.: 44559859

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction: 1. Unstable constitutionalism Mark Tushnet and Madhav
Khosla; 2. How to do constitutional law and politics in South Asia Sujit
Choudhry; Part II. Forms and Sources of Instability: 3. The locus of
sovereign authority in Nepal Mara Malagodi; 4. Representation, regime, and
resistance in Nepal Mahendra Lawoti; 5. Constitutionalism and
extra-constitutionalism in Pakistan Mohammad Waseem; 6. The judicialization
of politics in Pakistan: the Supreme Court after the lawyers' movement
Osama Siddique; 7. Elections in 'democratic' Bangladesh M. Jashim Ali
Chowdhury; Part III. Reactions and Responses to Instability: 8. The Indian
Supreme Court and the art of democratic positioning Pratap Bhanu Mehta; 9.
The judicialization of politics in Bangladesh: pragmatism, legitimacy, and
consequences Ridwanul Hoque; 10. Debating federalism in Sri Lanka and Nepal
Rohan Edrisinha; 11. Constitutional form and reform in post-war Sri Lanka:
towards a plurinational understanding Asanga Welikala; 12. Constitutional
federalism in the Indian Supreme Court Sudhir Krishnaswamy.