Western Constitutionalism in Southeast Asia: Some Historical and Comparative Observations
Albert H. Y. Chen
University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Law; University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Law
December 11, 2010
Abstract:
This paper seeks to describe and understand the varying practices of constitutionalism in Southeast Asia from a historical and comparative perspective. Part I of the paper introduces basic concepts which supply the overall theoretical framework for the study of constitutionalism in Southeast Asia. Part II describes the practices of constitutionalism in Southeast Asia by systematically organizing and classifying the relevant historical experience of the countries concerned. Part III provides some concluding observations from a macro-historical and comparative perspective.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 24
Keywords: Constitutionalism, Constitutional History, Southeast Asia
working papers series
Suggested Citation
Chen, Albert H. Y. , Western Constitutionalism in Southeast Asia: Some Historical and Comparative Observations (December 11, 2010). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1723658 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1723658
