Human rights constitutionalism in Japan and Asia : the writings of Lawrence W. Beer / Lawrence W. Beer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beer, Lawrence W.

Series:

Writings of ; v. 1.

The writings of ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--Asia.

Constitutional law.

Constitutional law--Japan.

Human rights--Asia.

Human rights.

Human rights--Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Folkestone, Kent, U.K. : Global Oriental, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Less noticed in the West than wars, terrorism and economic trends has been the historic development since World War II of constitutional government and law in Asia. Lawrence W. Beer has been a close observer of Asian linkages among law, politics, culture, and national security issues for over fifty years. His perspectives have been refined during long residence in Asia, especially Japan, by substantial friendly interactions with Asian legal scholars, judges and attorneys involved in the world of human rights constitutional law. This volume, which will be widely welcomed by students and researchers, brings together a selection of Beer’s many works previously published in diverse venue, but no longer easily accessible. The collection opens with a review of constitutionalism in Asia and the United States and concludes with a recent examination of Japan’s rejection of war: ‘Japan’s Constitutional Discourse and Performance’. By way of Afterword, the author offers an in-depth review of ‘Globalization of Human Rights in the 21st Century’.

Contents:

pt. 1. Asia

pt. 2. Japan

pt. 3. The future.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-26579-6

9786613265791

90-04-21303-1

OCLC:

753480458

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9781905246717.i-312 DOI