East Asian Constitutionalism in Comparative Perspective
Albert H.Y. Chen, ed. Constitutionalism in Asian in the Early 21st Century Cambridge University Press, 2014
25 Pages Posted: 16 Oct 2016
Date Written: October 9, 2014
Abstract
This chapter analyzes the feature of modern Asian constitutional law in comparative perspective. It first examines the various features that Asian constitutional orders have in common. It identifies three distinct “Asian” patterns: an evolutionary Leninist variant, a stable liberal constitutionalist variant, and a hybrid, semi-authoritarian variant. It then considers the extent to which these can be seen as distinctly Asian patterns by comparing them with constitutional orders in Latin America, Eastern Europe, South Asia and Africa.
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