Title: Comparative constitutionalism in South Asia /
Authors: Khilnani, Sunil, 1960-; Raghavan, Vikram.; Thiruvengadam, Arun K.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Constitutional law South Asia.; Comparative law.
Abstract: This book seeks to fill a void in the representation of South Asian constitutions and constitutionalism in international discourse. Although parts of South Asia have remained obscure and unstable on the fine balance of constitutional stability and constitutionalism, an appreciable number of countries have successfully operated constitutional schemes that are based on systems developed in the West through a process of trial and error. In this volume, an array of experts studies the successes and failures of constitutionalism in this extremely diverse region.
Contents: Introduction: Reviving South Asian comparative constitutionalism -- Modelling 'optimal' constitutional design for government structures -- How to do comparative constitutional law in India -- Constitutional developments in a Himalayan kingdom -- Separating religion and politics? -- The democratic state and religious pluralism -- Constitutional borrowing in South Asia -- Inheritance unbound -- Religious freedom in India and Pakistan -- Pilate's paramount duty -- Constitutionalism and the judiciary in Bangladesh -- Revisiting the role of the judiciary in plural societies (1987).