Singapore Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 720
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The Legal Regime of Straits
Author: Hugo Caminos
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-12-22
Total Pages: 531
ISBN-13: 1107003768
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn account of the legal regime of straits and the allocation of rights and duties relating to transit passage.
Constitutional Change in Singapore
Author: Jaclyn Neo
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-12-09
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 1351666614
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOnce a ceremonial position modelled after the constitutional monarchy in the United Kingdom, the office of the President of Singapore was transformed from an appointed to an elected one in 1991. As the head of state, but not the head of government, the elected President was to have additional discretionary powers involving the spending of financial reserves, appointment of high-ranking public servants, and certain ministerial powers to detain without trial. In 2016, a constitutional commission was convened to consider further reforms to the office and the elections process. This book explores Singapore’s presidency, assessing how well it has functioned, discussing the rationales for an elected presidency, and evaluating the constitutional commission’s recommendations for reforms, including the need for minority representation in the office. In doing so, the book provides important reflections on how the constitutional reform process raises crucial questions about the rule of law and the practice of constitutionalism in Singapore.
Constitutional Amendments
Author: Richard Albert
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2019-07-15
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 0190640499
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConstitutional Amendments: Making, Breaking, and Changing Constitutions is both a roadmap for navigating the intellectual universe of constitutional amendments and a blueprint for building and improving the rules of constitutional change. Drawing from dozens of constitutions in every region of the world, this book blends theory with practice to answer two all-important questions: what is an amendment and how should constitutional designers structure the procedures of constitutional change? The first matters now more than ever. Reformers are exploiting the rules of constitutional amendment, testing the limits of legal constraint, undermining the norms of democratic government, and flouting the constitution as written to create entirely new constitutions that masquerade as ordinary amendments. The second question is central to the performance and endurance of constitutions. Constitutional designers today have virtually no resources to guide them in constructing the rules of amendment, and scholars do not have a clear portrait of the significance of amendment rules in the project of constitutionalism. This book shows that no part of a constitution is more important than the procedures we use change it. Amendment rules open a window into the soul of a constitution, exposing its deepest vulnerabilities and revealing its greatest strengths. The codification of amendment rules often at the end of the text proves that last is not always least.
Indonesian Constitutional Reform, 1999-2002
Author: Denny Indrayana
Publisher: Penerbit Buku Kompas
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9789797093945
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRoutledge Handbook of Environment and Society in Asia
Author: Paul G. Harris
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-09-19
Total Pages: 700
ISBN-13: 1317685709
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNowhere is the connection between society and the environment more evident and potentially more harmful for the future of the world than in Asia. In recent decades, rapid development of Asian countries with very large populations has led to an unprecedented increase in environmental problems such as air and water pollution, solid and hazardous wastes, deforestation, depletion of natural resources and extinction of native species. This handbook provides a comprehensive survey of the cultural, social and policy contexts of environmental change across East Asia. The team of international experts critically examine a wide range of environmental problems related to energy, climate change, air, land, water, fisheries, forests and wildlife. The editors conclude that, with nearly half of the human population of the planet, and several rapidly growing economies, most notably China, Asian societies will determine much of the future of human impacts on the regional and global environments. As climate change-related threats to society increase, the book strongly argues for increased environmental consciousness and action in Asian societies. This handbook is a very valuable companion for students, scholars, policy makers and researchers working on environmental issues in Asia.
Asian Discourses of Rule of Law
Author: Randall P. Peerenboom
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 518
ISBN-13: 9780415326124
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRule of law, one of the pillars of the modern world, has emerged in Western liberal democracies. This book considers how rule of law is viewed and implemented in the different cultural, economic and political context of Asia.
Legal Aspects of Satellite Remote Sensing
Author: Atsuyo Ito
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Published: 2011-04-11
Total Pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9004190325
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book documents the latest research relating to the legal aspects of satellite remote sensing, which is still largely unregulated, and identifies shortcomings in the current legal regime before proposing improvements needed for its full utilisation.
Engaging with Foreign Law
Author: Basil S Markesinis
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2009-03-30
Total Pages: 474
ISBN-13: 184731497X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents a developed theory of how national lawyers can approach, understand, and make use of foreign law. Its theme is pursued through a set of detailed essays which look at the courts as well as business practice and, with the help of statistics, demonstrate what type of academic work has any impact on the 'real' world. Engaging with Foreign Law thus aims to carve out a new niche for comparative law in this era of globalisation, and may also be the only book which deals in some depth with both private and public law in countries such as England, Germany, France, South Africa, and the United States.
Maritime Cross-Border Insolvency under the UNCITRAL Model Law Regime
Author: Jingchen Xu
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2020-12-10
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 1509936009
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book covers the pressing issues of cross-border cases involving admiralty and bankruptcy law. For example, what should happen when a shipowner files an insolvency proceeding in one country, while at the same time facing an in rem action against its vessel in another country? Should the in rem action arising in one country be stayed or dismissed because of the existence of insolvency proceedings in another country? The book discusses the relevant issues regarding the treatment of maritime creditors throughout insolvency proceedings, the determination of the 'centre of main interest' of an offshore shipping company, and the scope of a debtor's assets. The author uses a comparative law analysis, selecting four leading shipping countries – Australia, the UK, the US, and Singapore – and examines their approaches to the above three problems when applying the UNCITRAL Model Law regime. The book also proposes a solution to help eliminate the ambiguity arising from maritime cross-border insolvency cases under the UNCITRAL Model Law regime, with a view to enhancing the development of the shipping industry.
