Constitutionalism and Good Governance: Eastern and Western Perspectives

Prof. Dr. Dirk Ehlers; Henning Glaser; Dr. Kittisak Prokati

doi:10.5771/9783845237558

Summary

The volume addresses current issues and developments of European and Asian constitutionalism in 19 articles pertaining to 12 different constitutional regimes including topics like the constitution making and the design of constitutions, the judicialization of politics and constitutional courts, human rights in national law and the constitutionalization of national law by regional human right regimes, different concepts of the rule of law, electoral law, federalism, the majority principle and democracy, and ASEAN. Highlighting an interdisciplinary and comparative approach, the book resembles historical accounts, analytical studies, and political assessments by reputed legal and social science scholars including five (former) judges from the constitutional courts/council of Cambodia, Germany, Taiwan as well as the Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2014
Copyright Year: 2014
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-6987-5
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-3755-8
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: CPG Series of Comparative Constitutional Law, Politics and Governance
Volume: 1
Language: English
Pages: 396
Product Type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 10
1. Multiple Constitutionalizations – ‘Constitutionalism and Good Governance in European-Asian Perspectives’ No access Pages 11 - 62
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2. Western Constitutionalism in Southeast Asia: Some Historical and Comparative Observations No access Pages 63 - 80
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3. Constitutionalism as Development No access Pages 81 - 104
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1. The Notion of the “Rule of Law” and its Development in German Constitutional History No access Pages 105 - 126
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2. An Introduction to the Historical Constitutionalism of the English Common Law No access Pages 127 - 140
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3. Levels of the Rule of Law – On the Possibility of Exporting a Western Achievement No access Pages 141 - 152
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4. Election Law and the Constitutional Order in Germany No access Pages 153 - 162
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5. Democracy and Majority Rule No access Pages 163 - 182
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6. Federalism and Decentralization No access Pages 183 - 194
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7. Federalism and Human Rights in Nepal’s Constitutional Design: Challenges for the Judiciary No access Pages 195 - 206
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8. Cambodia and the ASEAN: Which Choice Between the Regional and Global Powers? No access Pages 207 - 216
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9. Constitutionalism in Thailand: Problems and Perspectives No access Pages 217 - 242
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1. Some Critical Observations on the Freedom of Assembly in Thailand No access Pages 243 - 254
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2. Constitutional Rights in Multiethnic States – The Case of Malaysia No access Pages 255 - 280
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3. Constitutionalization and Rights of Freedom: Implementing International Human Rights Standards as a Contribution to the Constitutionalization of National Criminal Law No access Pages 281 - 302
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4. Constitutionalization of Political Rule in Europe: Freedom of Speech, Press and Assembly No access Pages 303 - 318
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1. Interpretations of the Constitutional Court and the Developments of Rule of Law and Democratic Constitutionalism in Taiwan No access Pages 319 - 360
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2. Democracy, Elections and the Constitutional Governance No access Pages 361 - 368
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3. Transformation of Constitutionalism in Asia: The Role of the Judiciary No access Pages 369 - 392
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4. List of Contributors No access Pages 393 - 396