Asian Comparative Constitutional Law, Volume 2

This is the second in a 4-volume set that provides the definitive account of the major issues of comparative constitutional law in Asian jurisdictions.

Volume 2 looks at constitutional amendments and offers answers to questions about the formal rules for amending the constitution such as:

- Who initiates an amendment proposal?

- How is the amendment proposal adopted?

- How are the amendments codified?

and the neo-institutional questions regarding amendment practices such as:

- Why is the constitution amended?

- Who engages in the amendment process?

- How does the amendment affect the political system and the society?

Volume 2 covers 17 Asian jurisdictions including: Bangladesh, Cambodia, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, North Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand.