Constitutional Foundings in Northeast Asia

This new book in the <i>Constitutionalism in Asia</i> series considers the idea of origins and of change and continuity in terms of 'constitution-making' which is an on-going process in the Northeast Asian states.<br/><br/>The book examines the drafting nature core values and roles of the first modern constitutions during the founding of the eight modern states/territories in Northeast Asia: <br/><br/>China (1949)<br/>Taiwan (1947)<br/>Hong Kong SAR (1997)<br/>Macau (1993)<br/>Japan (1889)<br/>North Korea (1948 or 1972)<br/>South Korea (1948)<br/>Mongolia (1924)<br/><br/>The collection provides: <br/>- an exploratory description of the process and substantive inputs in the making of the first constitutions of these nations;<br/>- analysis of the internal and external (including intra-regional) forces surrounding the making of these constitutions; and<br/>- theoretical construction of models to conceptualise the nature and role of the first constitutions (including constituent documents) in the founding of the modern nation-states and their subsequent impact on state-building in the region.