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Author Yap, Po Jen

Title Constitutional Convergence in East Asia
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (214 p.)
Series Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy Ser
Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy Ser
Contents Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- Reasons for Convergence -- Convergence on Structured Proportionality -- Convergence on Innovative Constitutional Remedies -- Limits on Convergence -- Conclusion -- 2 Reasons for Convergence -- Introduction -- Taiwan's Political System and its Constitutional Court -- South Korea's Political System and its Constitutional Court -- Hong Kong's Political System and its Court of Final Appeal
Japan's Political System and its Supreme Court -- Comparative Law and Judicial Choices -- 3 Convergence on Structured Proportionality -- Introduction -- Part 1: Taiwan -- Development of SP -- Stage 1: Legitimate/Compelling Public Interest -- Stage 2: Rational Connection -- Stage 3: Least Restrictive Means -- Stage 4: Balancing -- Part 2: South Korea -- Development of SP -- Stage 1: Legitimate Aim -- Stage 2: Appropriateness of Means -- Stage 3: Least Restrictive Means -- Stage 4: Balancing -- Part 3: Hong Kong -- Development of SP -- Stage 1: Legitimate Aim -- Stage 2: Rational Connection
Stage 3: No More Than Necessary -- Stage 4: Reasonable/Fair Balance -- Conclusion -- 4 Convergence on Innovative Constitutional Remedies -- Introduction -- Part 1: Individual and Institutional Harms of Suspension Orders? -- Impact on Individual Rights-Bearers -- Institutional Concerns of'Weak' Suspension Orders -- Part 2: Choosing Between Remedial Interpretation and a Suspension Order -- Advantages of a Suspension Order -- Advantages of Remedial Interpretation -- Conclusion -- 5 Limits on Convergence -- Introduction -- Part 1: Taiwan -- Part 2: South Korea -- Part 3: Hong Kong -- Conclusion
6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Books and Articles -- Government/Organizational Publications and Speeches -- Index
Summary Explains why the constitutional jurisprudence of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea is converging, and provides analysis of relevant case law
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Subject Constitutional law -- East Asia
Constitutional courts -- East Asia
Constitutional courts
Constitutional law
East Asia
Form Electronic book
Author Lin, Chien-Chih
ISBN 9781108918206
1108918204