Constitutional Foundings in Southeast Asia

This volume focuses on the making, nature, and role of the first modern constitutions at the founding of the modern nation-states in Southeast Asia. These historical essays add richly to our understanding and appreciation of the founding moments and to the theory and practice of constitutionalism in these states. This volume makes three significant contributions. First, it helps plug the wide knowledge gap in comparative constitutional history in Southeast Asia. Second, it furthers our understanding of contemporary constitutional practice and also anticipates possible developmental trajectories in light of the foundational values embedded in and manifested through these constitutions. Third, through the comparative historical study of these early constitutions, plausible theoretical insights may be gained to further our understanding of Southeast Asia's constitutional history. The book is essential reading for those wishing to obtain a deeper understanding of the constitutional foundings of Southeast Asia.

Autorentext

Kevin YL Tan is Adjunct Professor at both the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University.
Bui Ngoc Son is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Inhalt

1. Southeast Asian Constitutional Foundings: A Constitutional-History Perspective
   Kevin YL Tan and Bui Ngoc Son
   
   2. Keeping Close to Shore: Preserving Colonial Legacies in the 1935 Philippine Constitution
      Leia Castañeda Anastacio
   3. The Origins of the 1945 Indonesian Constitution
      Koichi Kawamura
   4. Timor-Leste's Post-Revolutionary Constitution: From Foundations to Practice
      Leigh-Ashley Lipscomb
   5. The Making of Myanmar's 1947 Constitution: Geography, Ethnicity, and Law
      Maitrii Aung-Thwin
   6. A Foreign Commission for Domestic Needs: The Constitutional Founding of Malaysia
      H Kumarasingham
   7. Foundational Moments: The 'Singapore Constitution'
      Kevin YL Tan
   8. The Making of Brunei's 1959 Constitution
      BA Hussainmiya
   9. Not Meant to Last: Vietnam's First Constitution
      Stein Tønnesson
   10. The Lao Constitution of 1947/1949: Creating a Nation-State
       Martin Stuart-Fox
   11. The First Constitution-Making in Cambodia: Colonialism, Modernism, Nationalism and the Implications
       Teilee Kuong
   12. The 1932 Compromise Constitution: Matrix of Thailand's Permanent Constitutional Instability
       Eugenie Mérieau