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Comparative law is a common subject-matter of research and teaching in many universities around the world, and the twenty-first century has aptly been termed 'the era of comparative law'. This Cambridge Handbook of Comparative Law presents a truly global perspective of comparative law today. The contributors are drawn from all parts of the world to provide different perspectives on how we understand the 'law' and how it operates in practice. In substance, the Handbook contains 36 chapters covering a broad range of topics, divided under the following headings: 'Methods of Comparative Law' (Part I), 'Legal Families and Geographical Comparisons' (Part II), 'Central Themes in Comparative Law' (Part III); and 'Comparative Law beyond the State' (Part IV)

"This book explores the legal, judicial and constitutional framework of Hong Kong. As with other volumes in the classic Constitutional Systems of the World series, it offers a rigorous overview, looking at general constitutional themes such as law-making and adjudication, before exploring themes specific to the Hong Kong legal order"--

"Comparative law is a common subject of research and teaching in many universities around the world. It is thus topical to publish this Cambridge Handbook of Comparative law that presents a truly global perspective of comparative law today aiming to appeal to readers globally"--

"This Handbook showcases the rich varieties of legislatures that exist in Asia and explains how political power is constituted in seventeen jurisdictions in East, Southeast and South Asia. Legislatures in Asia come in all stripes. Liberal democracies co-exist cheek by jowl with autocracies; semi-democratic and competitive authoritarian systems abound. While all legislatures exist to make law and confer legitimacy on the political leadership, how representative they are of the people they govern differs dramatically across the continent, such that it is impossible to identify a common Asian prototype. Divided into thematic and country-by-country sections, this handbook is a one-stop reference that surveys the range of political systems operating in Asia. Each jurisdiction chapter examines the structure and composition of its legislature, the powers of the legislature, the legislative process, thereby providing a clear picture of how each legislature operates both in theory and in practice. The book also thematically analyses the following political systems operating in Asia: communist regimes, liberal democracies, dominant party democracies, turbulent democracies, presidential democracies, military regimes, and protean authoritarian rule. This handbook is a vital and comprehensive resource for scholars of constitutional law and politics in Asia"--

Introduction / Po Jen Yap and Rehan Abeyratne -- Communist regimes / Po Jen Yap and Chen Yu-Jie -- Liberal democracies / Chien-Chih Lin -- Dominant-party democracies / Po Jen Yap and Marcus Teo -- Turbulent democracies / Rehan Abeyratne -- Presidential democracies / Bjoern Dressel and Fakhrido Susilo -- Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad (the Parliament of Bangladesh) / M. Jashim Ali Chowdhury -- Cambodia : the National Assembly and Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia / Benjamin Lawrence -- The National People's Congress in China / Sun Ying -- The Legislative Council of Hong Kong / Eric Chan -- The Parliament and state legislatures of India / Mohsin Alam Bhat -- The legislatures of Indonesia / Simon Butt and Tim Lindsey -- The Japanese Diet / Shigenori Matsui -- The Parliament of Malaysia / Wong Chin Huat -- The Legislature (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw) of Myanmar / Richard Roewer and Htoo Khant Paing Han -- The Parliament of Pakistan / Mariam Mufti -- The Congress of the Philippines / Bryan Dennis G. Tiojanco and Ronald Ray K. San Juan -- The Parliament of Singapore / Eugene Tan -- The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea / Sang-Un Park -- The Parliament of Sri Lanka / Dinesha Samararatne -- The Legislative Yuan of Taiwan / Yen-Tu Su -- The Legislative Assembly of Thailand / Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang and Aua-aree Engchanil -- The National Assembly of Vietnam / Ngoc Son Bui.

Introduction / Po Jen Yap and Rehan Abeyratne -- Communist regimes / Po Jen Yap and Chen Yu-Jie -- Liberal democracies / Chien-Chih Lin -- Dominant-party democracies / Po Jen Yap and Marcus Teo -- Turbulent democracies / Rehan Abeyratne -- Presidential democracies / Bjoern Dressel and Fakhrido Susilo -- Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad (the Parliament of Bangladesh) / M. Jashim Ali Chowdhury -- Cambodia : the National Assembly and Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia / Benjamin Lawrence -- The National People's Congress in China / Sun Ying -- The Legislative Council of Hong Kong / Eric Chan -- The Parliament and state legislatures of India / Mohsin Alam Bhat -- The legislatures of Indonesia / Simon Butt and Tim Lindsey -- The Japanese Diet / Shigenori Matsui -- The Parliament of Malaysia / Wong Chin Huat -- The Legislature (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw) of Myanmar / Richard Roewer and Htoo Khant Paing Han -- The Parliament of Pakistan / Mariam Mufti -- The Congress of the Philippines / Bryan Dennis G. Tiojanco and Ronald Ray K. San Juan -- The Parliament of Singapore / Eugene Tan -- The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea / Sang-Un Park -- The Parliament of Sri Lanka / Dinesha Samararatne -- The Legislative Yuan of Taiwan / Yen-Tu Su -- The Legislative Assembly of Thailand / Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang and Aua-aree Engchanil -- The National Assembly of Vietnam / Ngoc Son Bui.

"This Handbook showcases the rich varieties of legislatures that exist in Asia and explains how political power is constituted in seventeen jurisdictions in East, Southeast and South Asia. Legislatures in Asia come in all stripes. Liberal democracies co-exist cheek by jowl with autocracies; semi-democratic and competitive authoritarian systems abound. While all legislatures exist to make law and confer legitimacy on the political leadership, how representative they are of the people they govern differs dramatically across the continent, such that it is impossible to identify a common Asian prototype. Divided into thematic and country-by-country sections, this handbook is a one-stop reference that surveys the range of political systems operating in Asia. Each jurisdiction chapter examines the structure and composition of its legislature, the powers of the legislature, the legislative process, thereby providing a clear picture of how each legislature operates both in theory and in practice. The book also thematically analyses the following political systems operating in Asia: communist regimes, liberal democracies, dominant party democracies, turbulent democracies, presidential democracies, military regimes, and protean authoritarian rule. This handbook is a vital and comprehensive resource for scholars of constitutional law and politics in Asia"--

"This Handbook showcases the rich varieties of legislatures that exist in Asia and explains how political power is constituted in seventeen jurisdictions in East, Southeast and South Asia. Legislatures in Asia come in all stripes. Liberal democracies co-exist cheek by jowl with autocracies; semi-democratic and competitive authoritarian systems abound. While all legislatures exist to make law and confer legitimacy on the political leadership, how representative they are of the people they govern differs dramatically across the continent, such that it is impossible to identify a common Asian prototype. Divided into thematic and country-by-country sections, this handbook is a one-stop reference that surveys the range of political systems operating in Asia. Each jurisdiction chapter examines the structure and composition of its legislature, the powers of the legislature, the legislative process, thereby providing a clear picture of how each legislature operates both in theory and in practice. The book also thematically analyses the following political systems operating in Asia: communist regimes, liberal democracies, dominant party democracies, turbulent democracies, presidential democracies, military regimes, and protean authoritarian rule. This handbook is a vital and comprehensive resource for scholars of constitutional law and politics in Asia"--