Constitutionalism and the Search for Legal and Political Legitimacy in the Asian States

Tan, Kevin Yew Lee

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Constitutionalism and the Search for Legal and Political Legitimacy in the Asian States

NTU Law Review 7(2): 503-34

32 Pages Posted: 4 May 2013

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Kevin Yew Lee Tan

National University of Singapore (NUS) - Faculty of Law; Equilibrium Consulting Pte Ltd.; S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU

Date Written: September 30, 2012

Abstract

Professor Kevin Tan is an expert in constitutional law. With a background in legal history he has written widely on both legal history and constitutional law. He approaches the study of constitutionalism in Asia by focusing on historical and other different contexts. In this round table he was invited to share his knowledge on constitutionalism and the search for legal and political legitimacy in Asia. He dissects political and legal phenomena that caught many Asian states in frenzy and puts them in their espective context.

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Tan, Kevin Yew Lee, Constitutionalism and the Search for Legal and Political Legitimacy in the Asian States (September 30, 2012). NTU Law Review 7(2): 503-34, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2258936