Tushnet, Mark V.,

Unstable constitutionalism : law and politics in South Asia / Mark Tushnet, Harvard Law School; Madhav Khosla, Harvard University. - New York, CUP, 2015. - x, 403 pages : illustrations ; - Comparative constitutional law and policy .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unstable constitutionalism / Mark Tushnet and Madhav Khosla -- How to do constitutional law and politics in South Asia / Sujit Choudhry -- The locus of sovereign authority in Nepal / Mara Malagodi -- Representation, regime, and resistance in Nepal / Mahendra Lawoti -- Constitutionalism and extra-constitutionalism in Pakistan / Mohammad Waseem -- The judicialization of politics in Pakistan : the Supreme Court after the lawyers' movement / Osama Siddique -- Elections in democratic Bangladesh / M. Jashim Ali Chowdhury -- The indian supreme court and the art of democratic positioning / Pratap Bhanu Mehta -- The judicialization of politics in Bangladesh : pragmatism, legitimacy, and consequences / Ridwanul Hoque -- Debating federalism in Sri Lanka and Nepal / Rohan Edrisinha -- Constitutional form and reform in post-War Sri Lanka : towards a plurinational understanding / Asanga Welikala -- Constitutional federalism in the Indian Supreme Court / Sudhir Krishnaswamy.

9781107068957


Constitutional law--South Asia.
Law--South Asia.

342.001 / TUS,U