Constitutionalism in Asia in the Early Twenty-First Century

The international community viewed thisvolte facewith consternation and disappointment and urged the SLORC to respect the democr ...

political moderate. In 1997 , when the SLORC renamed itself the State Planning and Development Council (SPDC), General Khin Nyun ...

The sprawling 200 -page constitution, with 457 articles and five schedules, was ‘adopted’ by the SPDC on 29 May 2008. Distinct f ...

Elections for membership in both houses are held every five years. 27 To qualify as a candidate for Pyithu Hluttaw elections, th ...

At the apex of the executive branch of government is the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC). The NDSC comprises the pr ...

more controversial than the last ones. It was, as Burma expert and scholar Sean Turnell put it, a ‘constitutionalized fac ̧ade f ...

At the same time, the ban on websites – YouTube, Reuters, Burmese-language Voice of America, and the exile-run Democratic Voice ...

Capitalising on the weakness of the French during the Second World War, Sihanouk unilaterally declared Cambodia’s independence f ...

Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia) or FUNCINPEC, founded by Prince Sihanouk; the Khmer Peopl ...

(North Korea) and afterwards a draft constitution, reviving a constitu- tional monarchy, was put for open debate in the National ...

important until then. The 1999 amendments created a Senate to provide more checks and balances. 55 The Cambodian constitution in ...

of seats, to form the Royal Government. In addition, members of the Assembly who intend to form the Royal Government must obtain ...

Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, promulgated in the name of King Prajahipok. Under this constitution, an Assembly of Peo ...

In late 1974 , a new liberal constitution was promulgated under the regime of PM Dr Sanya Dharmasakti. However, this democratic ...

The draft constitution recognised more rights and freedoms than any other previous constitution and was designed to make elected ...

the attempt to limit the influence of money in Thai politics. The so-called ‘people’s constitution’ represents a victory of demo ...

US$ 1. 9 billion, tax-free. Then there was the unrest in the south where the predom- inantly Muslim population were agitating fo ...

The 2007 constitution was intended to deal with the weaknesses said to be inherent in the 1997 constitution. Among these were cr ...

shirts, formed a rival support group for Thaksin. In September, violence broke out between the two groups and PM Samak resigned. ...

v. concluding thoughts Outwardly, the three countries considered in this chapter have little in common in their constitutional d ...