Unstable constitutionalism : law and politics in South Asia / edited by Mark Tushnet, Madhav Khosla.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tushnet, Mark, 1945- editor.

Khosla, Madhav, editor.

Series:

Comparative constitutional law and policy.

Comparative constitutional law and policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--South Asia.

Constitutional law.

Law--Political aspects--South Asia.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 403 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although the field of constitutional law has become increasingly comparative in recent years, its geographic focus has remained limited. South Asia, despite being the site of the world's largest democracy and a vibrant if turbulent constitutionalism, is one of the important neglected regions within the field. This book remedies this lack of attention by providing a detailed examination of constitutional law and practice in five South Asian countries: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Identifying a common theme of volatile change, it develops the concept of 'unstable constitutionalism', studying the sources of instability alongside reactions and responses to it. By highlighting unique theoretical and practical questions in an underrepresented region, Unstable Constitutionalism constitutes an important step toward truly global constitutional scholarship.

Contents:

Unstable constitutionalism / Mark Tushnet and Madhav Khosla

How to do constitutional law and politics in South Asia / Sujit Choudhry

The locus of sovereign authority in Nepal / Mara Malagodi

Representation, regime, and resistance in Nepal / Mahendra Lawoti

Constitutionalism and extra-constitutionalism in Pakistan / Mohammad Waseem

The judicialization of politics in Pakistan : the Supreme Court after the lawyers' movement / Osama Siddique

Elections in democratic Bangladesh / M. Jashim Ali Chowdhury

The indian supreme court and the art of democratic positioning / Pratap Bhanu Mehta

The judicialization of politics in Bangladesh : pragmatism, legitimacy, and consequences / Ridwanul Hoque

Debating federalism in Sri Lanka and Nepal / Rohan Edrisinha

Constitutional form and reform in post-War Sri Lanka : towards a plurinational understanding / Asanga Welikala

Constitutional federalism in the Indian Supreme Court / Sudhir Krishnaswamy.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

1-316-41830-8

1-316-41977-0

1-316-42000-0

1-316-42046-9

1-316-42023-X

1-316-42138-4

1-316-42092-2

1-107-70644-0