Constitution-making in Asia : decolonisation and state-building in the aftermath of the British Empire.
Constitution-making in Asia : decolonisation and state-building in the aftermath of the British Empire.
edited by H. Kumarasingham.
- New York : Routledge, 2016.
- 211 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
List of contributors --
Preface --
1 Eastminster-decolonisation and state-building in --
British Asia --
H. KUMARASINGHAM --
2 British constitutional thought and the emergence of bills of --
rights in Britain's overseas territories in Asia at --
decolonisation --
CHARLES O. H. PARKINSON --
3 Discretionary reserve powers of heads of state --
ANNE TWOMEY --
4 A British misreading: Sir Ivor Jennings' early assessment of --
the Indian constitution --
SHUBHANKAR DAM --
5 Pakistan's first decade: democracy and constitution --
a historical appraisal of centralisation --
TAHIR KAMRAN --
6. 'Specialist in omniscience"? Nationalism, constitutionalism, --
and Sir Ivor Jennings' engagement with Ceylon --
ASANGA WELIKALA --
7 Constitutionalism and the politics of constitution-making in --
Malaya, 1956-1957 --
JOSEPH M. FERNANDO.
9780415734585
Constitutional law--English influences--South Asia
Constitutional history--South Asia
List of contributors --
Preface --
1 Eastminster-decolonisation and state-building in --
British Asia --
H. KUMARASINGHAM --
2 British constitutional thought and the emergence of bills of --
rights in Britain's overseas territories in Asia at --
decolonisation --
CHARLES O. H. PARKINSON --
3 Discretionary reserve powers of heads of state --
ANNE TWOMEY --
4 A British misreading: Sir Ivor Jennings' early assessment of --
the Indian constitution --
SHUBHANKAR DAM --
5 Pakistan's first decade: democracy and constitution --
a historical appraisal of centralisation --
TAHIR KAMRAN --
6. 'Specialist in omniscience"? Nationalism, constitutionalism, --
and Sir Ivor Jennings' engagement with Ceylon --
ASANGA WELIKALA --
7 Constitutionalism and the politics of constitution-making in --
Malaya, 1956-1957 --
JOSEPH M. FERNANDO.
9780415734585
Constitutional law--English influences--South Asia
Constitutional history--South Asia