Law and legal institutions of Asia : traditions, adaptations and innovations / edited by E. Ann Black and Gary F. Bell.
2011
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Law and legal institutions of Asia : traditions, adaptations and innovations / edited by E. Ann Black and Gary F. Bell.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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1 online resource (xi, 416 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
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China : legal reform in an emerging socialist market economy / Jiangyu Wang
Hong Kong : maintaining a common law legal system in a non-Western culture / Benny Y.T. Tai
Taiwan : external influences mixed with traditional elements to form its unique legal system / Chang-fa Lo
Japan : the importance and evolution of legal institutions at the turn of the century / Kent Anderson and Trevor Ryan
Korea : bridging the gap between Korean substance and Western form / Youngjoon Kwon
Vietnam : the past 25 years, the present and the future / Dang Xuan Hop
Malaysia : the undermining of its fundamental institutions and the prospects for reform / Tsun Hang Tey
Indonesia : the challenges of legal diversity and law reform / Gary F. Bell
Brunei Darussalam : ideology and law in a Malay sultanate / E. Ann Black
Singapore : a statist legal laboratory / Kevin Y.L. Tan
Philippines : native culture, transplanted institutions and women's rights / Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan.
Hong Kong : maintaining a common law legal system in a non-Western culture / Benny Y.T. Tai
Taiwan : external influences mixed with traditional elements to form its unique legal system / Chang-fa Lo
Japan : the importance and evolution of legal institutions at the turn of the century / Kent Anderson and Trevor Ryan
Korea : bridging the gap between Korean substance and Western form / Youngjoon Kwon
Vietnam : the past 25 years, the present and the future / Dang Xuan Hop
Malaysia : the undermining of its fundamental institutions and the prospects for reform / Tsun Hang Tey
Indonesia : the challenges of legal diversity and law reform / Gary F. Bell
Brunei Darussalam : ideology and law in a Malay sultanate / E. Ann Black
Singapore : a statist legal laboratory / Kevin Y.L. Tan
Philippines : native culture, transplanted institutions and women's rights / Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan.
Summary
The study of Asia and its plural legal systems is of increasing significance, both within and outside Asia. Lawyers, whether in Australia, America or Europe, or working within an Asian jurisdiction, require a sound knowledge of how the law operates across this fast-growing and diverse region. Law and Legal Institutions of Asia is the first book to offer a comprehensive assessment of eleven key jurisdictions in Asia - China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore and the Philippines. Written by academics and practitioners with particular expertise in their state or territory, each chapter uses a breakthrough approach, facilitating cross-jurisdictional comparisons and giving essential insights into how law functions in different ways across the region and in each of the individual jurisdictions.
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English
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9780511921131 ebook
9780521116497 (hardback)
9780521116497 (hardback)
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