02045     2200217   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036007000300056008003900059020001800098082000800116084001400124100001800138245012500156250001600281260003100297300001400328500007500342650002300417520138700440INLIS00000000001008820210920103410  a0010-0921000123ta210920                |          | |    a9781315629797  a342  a342 KUM c0 aKumarasingham1 aConstitution-making in Asia :bDecolonisation and State-Building in the Aftermath of the British Empire /cKumarasingham  a1st Edition  aLondon :bRoutledge,c2016  a222 pages  a<a href="https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315629797">e-book</a> 4aConstitutional law  aThis book examines the process of constitutional formation in the era of decolonisation and state building in Asia. It sheds light upon the influence and participation of Jennings in particular and British ideas in general on democracy and institutions across the Asian continent. Critical cases studies on India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Nepal – all linked by Britain and Jennings – assess the distinctive methods and outcomes of constitution making and how British ideas fared in these major states. The book offers chapters on the Westminster model in Asia, Human Rights, Nationalism, Ethnic politics, Federalism, Foreign influence, Decolonisation, Authoritarianism, the Rule of Law, Parliamentary democracy and the power and influence of key political actors. Taking an original stance on constitution making in Asia after British rule, it also puts forward ideas of contemporary significance for Asian states and other emerging democracies engaged in constitution making, regime change and seeking to understand their colonial past.

The first political, historical or constitutional analysis comparing Asia’s experience with its indelible British constitutional legacy, this book is a critical resource on state building and constitution making in Asia following independence. It will appeal to students and scholars of world history, public law and politics.