Pluralist Constitutions in Southeast Asia

Jaclyn L Neo is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore.Bui Ngoc Son is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong.

• 1. Pluralist Constitutions and the Southeast Asian Context Jaclyn L. Neo and Bui Ngoc Son2. Constitutionalising Multiple Pluralities in Malaysia Dian A. H. Shah3. The Imperative of Integrative Pluralist Constitutionalism: Going Beyond Formal Equality, Eschewing Rights, and Accommodation of Differences in Singapore Eugene K B Tan4. Pluralism in Brunei’s Constitution? Ethnicity, Religion and the Absolute Monarchy Kerstin Steiner and Dominik M Müller5. Indonesia’s Constitutional Responses to Plurality Herlambang P. Wiratraman and Dian A. H. Shah6. Myanmar’s Pluralist Constitution: Nation-Building versus State-BuildingNyi Nyi Kyaw7. Pluralist Constitution in Cambodia Taing Ratana8. Constitutions in Ethnically Plural Societies: Laos and Vietnam Bui Ngoc Son9. Volcanic Constitution: How is Plurality Turning Against Constitutionalism in Thailand? Apinop Atipiboonsin10. The Philippine People Power Constitution: Social Cohesion through Integrated Diversity Bryan Dennis Gabito Tiojanco

The editors and authors have produced a very worthwhile volume, which makes a wonderful contribution to Hart’s Constitutionalism in Asia series. Written in accessible language, this book might be expected to operate as a gateway for its readership – which, at the very least, includes legal scholars, political scientists and students ... The editors and authors deserve rich praise for putting together such an excellent book.