Pathways to constitutional legitimacy in Asia Pacific / edited by Bryan Dennis G. Tiojanco (formerly project associate professor and director, Transnational Law Center, University of Tokyo, Japan), Jaclyn Neo (faculty of law, National University of Singapore, Singapore), Benjamin Lawrence (lecturer in public law and anti-SLAPP, University of Aberdeen, UK) and Kentaro Matsubara (faculty of law, University of Tokyo, Japan).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tiojanco, Bryan Dennis G., editor.

Neo, Jaclyn, editor.

Matsubara, Kentaro, editor.

Lawrence, Benjamin, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--Asia.

Constitutional law.

Constitutional law--Pacific Area.

Comparative constitutional law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 pages)

Edition:

First.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This book explores the origins, successes, and threats to revolutionary constitutionalism around the world. Contributing authors evaluate typologies of revolutionary, elitist and establishmentarian constitutional orders to answer the question: what does it mean for a constitution to be borne out of a revolution? Drawing on case studies from nine jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region, the contributors expand the field of comparative constitutional law by moving beyond American and European-centered narratives. In particular, they critically engage with Bruce Ackerman's Revolutionary Constitutions, interrogating his methodology and conclusions from an Asia-Pacific perspective. By bringing these histories and practices to the fore, the book broadens the scope of comparative constitutional scholarship, demonstrating how revolutionary and non-revolutionary dynamics coexist in shaping constitutional orders. The book concludes with a direct response from Ackerman which engages with the reflections presented, fostering an open and ongoing dialogue in the field. Pathways to Constitutional Legitimacy in Asia Pacific is a valuable resource for scholars and students of comparative constitutional law and theory"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction to 'pathways to constitutional legitimacy in asia pacific' / Benjamin Lawrence, Bryan Dennis Tiojanco, Kentaro Matsubara, and Jaclyn Neo

2. Bruce ackerman and the 'motion' of constitutions / Michael W. Dowdle

3. Of legitimacy and revolutionary constitutions / Kevin Y.L. Tan

4. Constitutional revolution, popular agency, and the lex regia / Yasuo Hasebe

5. India: A constitution in search of a revolution / Gautam Bhatia

6. Indonesia's unfinished constitutional revolutions / Stefanus Hendrianto

7. Where's the party? The tragic flow of the 1986 philippine people power revolution / Bryan Dennis G. Tiojanco

8. Revolutionary legitimacy in australia? / Brendan

9. Revolutionary constitutionalism waiting in the wings? / Marcus Teo

10. Anti-revolution as a revolutionary agenda: Revolutions on a human scale in republican China / Weitseng Chen

11. Thailand's dual constitution: Militant constitutional identity and the afterlife of martial law in thailand / Eugenie Merieau

12. Japan: The religious right and shinzo abe's constitutional politics / Tokujin Matsudaira

13. End of exceptionalism? The fourth pathway and innovative constitutionalism / Zhaoxin Jiang

14. Concluding reflections: Constitutional legitimacy in asia and the pacific / Rosalind Dixon

Afterword: Three pathways: Reflections on the asian experience / Bruce Ackerman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035354825