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1|Advisory Board|6
1|Foreword|7
2|The Fruits of Labour in Comparative Legal Studies|7
2|References|11
1|Preface|12
1|Contents|14
1|About the Editors|17
1|Comparative Law: General Themes|18
1|1 Comparative Law and Globalization in Asian Perspectives: Two Proposals of Methodological Framework|19
2|1.1 Introduction|19
2|1.2 Comparative Jurisprudence in Asian Perspectives|21
3|1.2.1 Legal Family: Classic Taxonomy of Comparative Jurisprudence|22
3|1.2.2 Socio/Cultural Taxonomy of Law: Mattei 1997, Van Hoecke and Warrington 1998, and Glenn 2004, 2014|23
3|1.2.3 Legal Transplants, Mixed Legal System, and Legal Pluralism|28
2|1.3 Three Types of Laws, (Legal) Principle and Social Dimensions and Two Forces: The Proposal of Methodological Framework I|32
3|1.3.1 Three Types of Laws, Legal Principles, and Social Dimensions|32
3|1.3.2 Two Dynamic Forces and the Historical Development of State and Society|38
3|1.3.3 Two Globalization and Their Agents, and Global Governance|42
2|1.4 Three-Layered Structure of the National Legal System: The Proposal of Methodological Framework II|45
3|1.4.1 Three-Layered Structure of Law|46
3|1.4.2 Three-Layered Structure of Law of the National Legal System|49
3|1.4.3 Globalization and National Legal Systems: Two Examples|52
2|1.5 Conclusion|56
2|References|57
1|2 On the Origin of Legal Diversity by Means of Comparative Law, or the Role of Legal Education in the Solution of Legal Conflicts|61
2|2.1 Introduction|61
2|2.2 On the Origins of Legal Diversity: Nature Versus Nurture?|65
2|2.3 Law and Mind: Legal Education and Legal Conflicts|69
2|2.4 Conclusion: Toward the Future of Legal Education|77
2|References|79
1|Private Law|84
1|3 Suicide and Life Insurance: A Comparative Analysis of Judicial and Legislative Response|85
2|3.1 Life Insurance: Evolution|85
2|3.2 Limitations on Insurer’s Liability|87
2|3.3 Suicide and Insurance in English Law|90
2|3.4 Indian Courts and Suicide Clause in Insurance Contracts|93
2|3.5 Changing Contours of Life Insurance Contracts, Legal Treatment of Suicide in India and Regulatory Response to Suicide|100
2|References|105
1|Public Law: Constitutional Law|106
1|4 A Comparative and Jurisprudential Analysis of the “Umbrella Movement”—Is It a Constitutional Moment?|107
2|4.1 Introduction|107
2|4.2 The OCM—A Comparative Study|110
3|4.2.1 The Universal Suffrage Debate and the OCM|110
3|4.2.2 The Aftermath of the OCM and the Future|113
3|4.2.3 A Comparative Study|114
2|4.3 Professor Ackerman’s Theory of Constitutional Moment and Its Application to the OCM|120
3|4.3.1 Professor Ackerman’s Theory of Constitutional Moment|120
3|4.3.2 Analysis of the OCM with Professor Ackerman’s Theory|123
2|4.4 Why Not a Constitutional Moment?|125
3|4.4.1 Possible Reasons|125
3|4.4.2 Jurisprudential Explanations|127
2|4.5 Conclusion|132
2|References|133
1|5 Varying Approaches to Religion Under the Electoral Law in India|138
2|5.1 Introduction|139
2|5.2 Secularism and the Electoral Law|139
2|5.3 Specific Reference-Issue in Abhiram Singh (2017)|141
2|5.4 Majority and Minority Opinions in Abhiram Singh (2017)|142
3|5.4.1 Majority Opinion|142
3|5.4.2 Minority Opinion|152
2|5.5 A Critique|153
2|References|161
1|6 South Asian Constitutionalism in Comparative Perspective: The Indian ‘Prototype’ and Some Recent Borrowings in the 2015 Nepalese Constitution|162
2|6.1 Beyond West?|162
2|6.2 India and South Asian Constitutionalism: Solar System or Planetary Chaos?|164
2|6.3 A Stable Parliamentary Type of Government|166
2|6.4 The Recognition of Diversity and the Federal State|167
2|6.5 Nepalese Cultural Patterns and the Constitution|172
2|6.6 Federalism and the Structure of the Nepalese State|175
2|6.7 Notes on the System of Government|178
2|6.8 Comparative Conclusions|180
2|References|183
1|7 Commonalities in the Law and Development Movement and the Indian Public Interest Litigation: Reconsidering the Roots of Their Current Difficulties|185
2|7.1 Introduction|185
2|7.2 LDM as Modernisation Attempt|186
3|7.2.1 Features of the First Wave of the LDM|187
3|7.2.2 Demise of the First Wave of the LDM and Its Transformation in the Era of Globalisation|190
3|7.2.3 On the Features of the ROL and the LEP|192
2|7.3 Modern Law Principles and Their Modification|194
2|7.4 PIL as Compressed Experience of Modernisation|195
2|7.5 Concluding Remarks|197
2|References|198
1|8 Justifying Privacy: The Indian Supreme Court’s Comparative Analysis|200
2|8.1 Introduction|200
2|8.2 The Decision in Puttuswamy and Liberty-Based Justifications|202
3|8.2.1 Zonal Privacy: Liberty Justifications|203
3|8.2.2 Liberty Arguments in the USA|208
2|8.3 Towards Personhood|210
2|8.4 Liberty and Dignity in Puttaswamy|212
2|8.5 Conclusion|219
2|References|220
1|9 Judicial Interpretation in China|222
2|9.1 Introduction|223
2|9.2 Concept of Judicial Interpretation|224
3|9.2.1 Judicial Interpretation in Historic Perspective|224
3|9.2.2 Judicial Interpretation in Organizational Sense|227
3|9.2.3 Judicial Interpretation in Normative Perspective|228
2|9.3 Nature of Judicial Interpretation Power|230
3|9.3.1 Judicial Interpretation Power as Inherent or Constitutional Power|230
3|9.3.2 Judicial Interpretation Power as Sub-delegated Power|232
3|9.3.3 Judicial Interpretation as Usurpation of the Legislative Power|232
2|9.4 Effectiveness of Judicial Interpretation|233
2|9.5 Functions and Critics of Judicial Interpretation|233
3|9.5.1 Functions of Judicial Interpretation|233
3|9.5.2 Critical Analysis|235
2|9.6 Conclusion|237
2|References|237
1|Public Law: Human Rights|239
1|10 Rethinking ‘Memory Laws’ from a Comparative Perspective|240
2|10.1 A Brief Introduction to Memory Studies|241
2|10.2 ‘Memory Laws’|243
2|10.3 From ‘Memory Laws’ to Legal Memory|247
3|10.3.1 Sources of Legal Memory|248
3|10.3.2 Sites of Legal Memory|251
2|10.4 New Areas for Comparative Study|252
2|10.5 Conclusion|254
2|References|255
1|11 Settlement of Indigenous Land Disputes by the CHT Land Dispute Resolution Commission of Bangladesh: Challenges and Possible Solutions|257
2|11.1 Introduction|257
2|11.2 Background of Land Disputes in CHT|259
3|11.2.1 Geography, Demography and Topography of CHT|259
3|11.2.2 Traditional Land Tenure, Land Administration and Agricultural System|260
3|11.2.3 Colonial and Post-colonial State Policies Ignoring Customary Rights|262
2|11.3 CHT Land Dispute Resolution Commission: A Brief History of Its (Non-) Functioning|266
3|11.3.1 Establishment of the Land Commission: the Initial Hiccups|267
3|11.3.2 Amendment of the CHT Land Dispute Resolution Commission Act, 2001: The Most Notorious Challenge the Commission Has Faced so Far|268
2|11.4 The Challenges of the CHT Land Commission at Present and Possible Solutions|269
3|11.4.1 Reconciling Conflicting Discourses|270
3|11.4.2 Leaving Behind Political Agenda of the Commission Members|273
3|11.4.3 Coming to Terms with Customary Land Rights|274
3|11.4.4 Lack of Constitutional Recognition|277
3|11.4.5 Status of the “Reserved Forests” and “Protected Forests”|279
3|11.4.6 Dualistic Legal Regimes, Conflicting Titles and Anomalies of Possession|280
3|11.4.7 Implementation of the Commission’s Verdict|281
2|11.5 Conclusion|281
2|References|283
1|12 The Protection of People with Disabilities in China: Current Status and Challenges|285
2|12.1 Human in Chinese Cultural Tradition|285
2|12.2 Protection of the Rights of People with Disabilities by Chinese Constitution|287
3|12.2.1 Human in the Text of the Chinese Constitution|287
3|12.2.2 The Specific Norms on the Protection for the Rights of People with Disabilities in the Constitution|288
2|12.3 The System and Characteristics of the Protection for the Rights of People with Disabilities in China|288
3|12.3.1 Giving Priority to the Legislation|289
3|12.3.2 The Protection System for People with Disabilities with Chinese Characteristics|290
2|12.4 The Problems and Challenges Faced by the Legal System of the Protection for the Rights and Interests of People with Disabilities|295
3|12.4.1 The Main Challenges of the Protection of People with Disabilities|295
3|12.4.2 Promoting the Rule of Law to Develop Programs for People with Disabilities|297
2|References|300
1|Public Law: Economic Regulations|301
1|13 Legitimate Expectations in Investment Arbitration: A Comparative Perspective|302
2|13.1 Introduction|302
2|13.2 Core Features of ‘Legitimate Expectations’|304
2|13.3 Legitimate Expectations in Investment Arbitration Jurisprudence|306
2|13.4 Legitimate Expectations in Domestic Law|311
3|13.4.1 United Kingdom|311
3|13.4.2 India|314
3|13.4.3 Australia|318
2|13.5 Conclusions|320
2|References|321
1|14 A Century of Evolution of the Mexican Central Bank: The Road Towards Its Constitutional Autonomy|323
2|14.1 Preliminary Notes Regarding the Issuance of Currency|323
2|14.2 The Origin of the Bank of México|329
2|14.3 The Transformation of the Bank of Mexico into a Pubic Law Institution|331
2|14.4 The Autonomous Constitutional Institution|332
2|14.5 Evaluation of the Autonomy of the Bank of Mexico|333
3|14.5.1 First Group. The Governor of the Bank of Mexico|334
3|14.5.2 Second Group. The Formulation of Monetary Policy|335
3|14.5.3 Third Group. The Institutional Objective|337
3|14.5.4 Fourth Group. Limitations on Lending to the Government|337
3|14.5.5 Numerical Coding Obtained|340
3|14.5.6 Some Additional Evaluation Points|340
2|References|341
1|Criminal Law|343
1|15 Giving Precedence to the Indian Penal Code|344
2|15.1 Introduction|344
2|15.2 The Enduring Strengths of the IPC|345
2|15.3 Approaches to Interpreting the IPC|349
2|15.4 The Common Law Approach|351
3|15.4.1 An Indian Case on Private Defence|351
3|15.4.2 A Malaysian Case on Insane Automatism|355
2|15.5 The Basic Principles Approach|357
3|15.5.1 A Singaporean Case on the Doctrine of Common Purpose|358
3|15.5.2 A Myanmar Case on Exceeding Private Defence|361
2|15.6 Legislative Input|364
2|15.7 Conclusion|366
2|References|366
1|16 The Immutability of the Marital Exemption Clause in the Indian Rape Law|368
2|16.1 Introduction|369
2|16.2 Post Script|383
2|References|384
1|Recent Developments|386
1|17 The Development of Transformative Constitutionalism and Ius Commune in Latin America|387
2|17.1 Introduction|387
2|17.2 Understanding Transformative Constitutionalism from a Latin American Perspective|390
2|17.3 The Foundational Concept of ICCAL|392
2|17.4 Domestic Factors in Latin America Which Promote ICCAL|393
2|17.5 Inter-American Factors Which Promote ICCAL|395
2|17.6 The Commune in a Comparative Perspective|397
2|17.7 Critical Review and Relevance of This Work|398
2|References|400
1|Foreword|7
2|The Fruits of Labour in Comparative Legal Studies|7
2|References|11
1|Preface|12
1|Contents|14
1|About the Editors|17
1|Comparative Law: General Themes|18
1|1 Comparative Law and Globalization in Asian Perspectives: Two Proposals of Methodological Framework|19
2|1.1 Introduction|19
2|1.2 Comparative Jurisprudence in Asian Perspectives|21
3|1.2.1 Legal Family: Classic Taxonomy of Comparative Jurisprudence|22
3|1.2.2 Socio/Cultural Taxonomy of Law: Mattei 1997, Van Hoecke and Warrington 1998, and Glenn 2004, 2014|23
3|1.2.3 Legal Transplants, Mixed Legal System, and Legal Pluralism|28
2|1.3 Three Types of Laws, (Legal) Principle and Social Dimensions and Two Forces: The Proposal of Methodological Framework I|32
3|1.3.1 Three Types of Laws, Legal Principles, and Social Dimensions|32
3|1.3.2 Two Dynamic Forces and the Historical Development of State and Society|38
3|1.3.3 Two Globalization and Their Agents, and Global Governance|42
2|1.4 Three-Layered Structure of the National Legal System: The Proposal of Methodological Framework II|45
3|1.4.1 Three-Layered Structure of Law|46
3|1.4.2 Three-Layered Structure of Law of the National Legal System|49
3|1.4.3 Globalization and National Legal Systems: Two Examples|52
2|1.5 Conclusion|56
2|References|57
1|2 On the Origin of Legal Diversity by Means of Comparative Law, or the Role of Legal Education in the Solution of Legal Conflicts|61
2|2.1 Introduction|61
2|2.2 On the Origins of Legal Diversity: Nature Versus Nurture?|65
2|2.3 Law and Mind: Legal Education and Legal Conflicts|69
2|2.4 Conclusion: Toward the Future of Legal Education|77
2|References|79
1|Private Law|84
1|3 Suicide and Life Insurance: A Comparative Analysis of Judicial and Legislative Response|85
2|3.1 Life Insurance: Evolution|85
2|3.2 Limitations on Insurer’s Liability|87
2|3.3 Suicide and Insurance in English Law|90
2|3.4 Indian Courts and Suicide Clause in Insurance Contracts|93
2|3.5 Changing Contours of Life Insurance Contracts, Legal Treatment of Suicide in India and Regulatory Response to Suicide|100
2|References|105
1|Public Law: Constitutional Law|106
1|4 A Comparative and Jurisprudential Analysis of the “Umbrella Movement”—Is It a Constitutional Moment?|107
2|4.1 Introduction|107
2|4.2 The OCM—A Comparative Study|110
3|4.2.1 The Universal Suffrage Debate and the OCM|110
3|4.2.2 The Aftermath of the OCM and the Future|113
3|4.2.3 A Comparative Study|114
2|4.3 Professor Ackerman’s Theory of Constitutional Moment and Its Application to the OCM|120
3|4.3.1 Professor Ackerman’s Theory of Constitutional Moment|120
3|4.3.2 Analysis of the OCM with Professor Ackerman’s Theory|123
2|4.4 Why Not a Constitutional Moment?|125
3|4.4.1 Possible Reasons|125
3|4.4.2 Jurisprudential Explanations|127
2|4.5 Conclusion|132
2|References|133
1|5 Varying Approaches to Religion Under the Electoral Law in India|138
2|5.1 Introduction|139
2|5.2 Secularism and the Electoral Law|139
2|5.3 Specific Reference-Issue in Abhiram Singh (2017)|141
2|5.4 Majority and Minority Opinions in Abhiram Singh (2017)|142
3|5.4.1 Majority Opinion|142
3|5.4.2 Minority Opinion|152
2|5.5 A Critique|153
2|References|161
1|6 South Asian Constitutionalism in Comparative Perspective: The Indian ‘Prototype’ and Some Recent Borrowings in the 2015 Nepalese Constitution|162
2|6.1 Beyond West?|162
2|6.2 India and South Asian Constitutionalism: Solar System or Planetary Chaos?|164
2|6.3 A Stable Parliamentary Type of Government|166
2|6.4 The Recognition of Diversity and the Federal State|167
2|6.5 Nepalese Cultural Patterns and the Constitution|172
2|6.6 Federalism and the Structure of the Nepalese State|175
2|6.7 Notes on the System of Government|178
2|6.8 Comparative Conclusions|180
2|References|183
1|7 Commonalities in the Law and Development Movement and the Indian Public Interest Litigation: Reconsidering the Roots of Their Current Difficulties|185
2|7.1 Introduction|185
2|7.2 LDM as Modernisation Attempt|186
3|7.2.1 Features of the First Wave of the LDM|187
3|7.2.2 Demise of the First Wave of the LDM and Its Transformation in the Era of Globalisation|190
3|7.2.3 On the Features of the ROL and the LEP|192
2|7.3 Modern Law Principles and Their Modification|194
2|7.4 PIL as Compressed Experience of Modernisation|195
2|7.5 Concluding Remarks|197
2|References|198
1|8 Justifying Privacy: The Indian Supreme Court’s Comparative Analysis|200
2|8.1 Introduction|200
2|8.2 The Decision in Puttuswamy and Liberty-Based Justifications|202
3|8.2.1 Zonal Privacy: Liberty Justifications|203
3|8.2.2 Liberty Arguments in the USA|208
2|8.3 Towards Personhood|210
2|8.4 Liberty and Dignity in Puttaswamy|212
2|8.5 Conclusion|219
2|References|220
1|9 Judicial Interpretation in China|222
2|9.1 Introduction|223
2|9.2 Concept of Judicial Interpretation|224
3|9.2.1 Judicial Interpretation in Historic Perspective|224
3|9.2.2 Judicial Interpretation in Organizational Sense|227
3|9.2.3 Judicial Interpretation in Normative Perspective|228
2|9.3 Nature of Judicial Interpretation Power|230
3|9.3.1 Judicial Interpretation Power as Inherent or Constitutional Power|230
3|9.3.2 Judicial Interpretation Power as Sub-delegated Power|232
3|9.3.3 Judicial Interpretation as Usurpation of the Legislative Power|232
2|9.4 Effectiveness of Judicial Interpretation|233
2|9.5 Functions and Critics of Judicial Interpretation|233
3|9.5.1 Functions of Judicial Interpretation|233
3|9.5.2 Critical Analysis|235
2|9.6 Conclusion|237
2|References|237
1|Public Law: Human Rights|239
1|10 Rethinking ‘Memory Laws’ from a Comparative Perspective|240
2|10.1 A Brief Introduction to Memory Studies|241
2|10.2 ‘Memory Laws’|243
2|10.3 From ‘Memory Laws’ to Legal Memory|247
3|10.3.1 Sources of Legal Memory|248
3|10.3.2 Sites of Legal Memory|251
2|10.4 New Areas for Comparative Study|252
2|10.5 Conclusion|254
2|References|255
1|11 Settlement of Indigenous Land Disputes by the CHT Land Dispute Resolution Commission of Bangladesh: Challenges and Possible Solutions|257
2|11.1 Introduction|257
2|11.2 Background of Land Disputes in CHT|259
3|11.2.1 Geography, Demography and Topography of CHT|259
3|11.2.2 Traditional Land Tenure, Land Administration and Agricultural System|260
3|11.2.3 Colonial and Post-colonial State Policies Ignoring Customary Rights|262
2|11.3 CHT Land Dispute Resolution Commission: A Brief History of Its (Non-) Functioning|266
3|11.3.1 Establishment of the Land Commission: the Initial Hiccups|267
3|11.3.2 Amendment of the CHT Land Dispute Resolution Commission Act, 2001: The Most Notorious Challenge the Commission Has Faced so Far|268
2|11.4 The Challenges of the CHT Land Commission at Present and Possible Solutions|269
3|11.4.1 Reconciling Conflicting Discourses|270
3|11.4.2 Leaving Behind Political Agenda of the Commission Members|273
3|11.4.3 Coming to Terms with Customary Land Rights|274
3|11.4.4 Lack of Constitutional Recognition|277
3|11.4.5 Status of the “Reserved Forests” and “Protected Forests”|279
3|11.4.6 Dualistic Legal Regimes, Conflicting Titles and Anomalies of Possession|280
3|11.4.7 Implementation of the Commission’s Verdict|281
2|11.5 Conclusion|281
2|References|283
1|12 The Protection of People with Disabilities in China: Current Status and Challenges|285
2|12.1 Human in Chinese Cultural Tradition|285
2|12.2 Protection of the Rights of People with Disabilities by Chinese Constitution|287
3|12.2.1 Human in the Text of the Chinese Constitution|287
3|12.2.2 The Specific Norms on the Protection for the Rights of People with Disabilities in the Constitution|288
2|12.3 The System and Characteristics of the Protection for the Rights of People with Disabilities in China|288
3|12.3.1 Giving Priority to the Legislation|289
3|12.3.2 The Protection System for People with Disabilities with Chinese Characteristics|290
2|12.4 The Problems and Challenges Faced by the Legal System of the Protection for the Rights and Interests of People with Disabilities|295
3|12.4.1 The Main Challenges of the Protection of People with Disabilities|295
3|12.4.2 Promoting the Rule of Law to Develop Programs for People with Disabilities|297
2|References|300
1|Public Law: Economic Regulations|301
1|13 Legitimate Expectations in Investment Arbitration: A Comparative Perspective|302
2|13.1 Introduction|302
2|13.2 Core Features of ‘Legitimate Expectations’|304
2|13.3 Legitimate Expectations in Investment Arbitration Jurisprudence|306
2|13.4 Legitimate Expectations in Domestic Law|311
3|13.4.1 United Kingdom|311
3|13.4.2 India|314
3|13.4.3 Australia|318
2|13.5 Conclusions|320
2|References|321
1|14 A Century of Evolution of the Mexican Central Bank: The Road Towards Its Constitutional Autonomy|323
2|14.1 Preliminary Notes Regarding the Issuance of Currency|323
2|14.2 The Origin of the Bank of México|329
2|14.3 The Transformation of the Bank of Mexico into a Pubic Law Institution|331
2|14.4 The Autonomous Constitutional Institution|332
2|14.5 Evaluation of the Autonomy of the Bank of Mexico|333
3|14.5.1 First Group. The Governor of the Bank of Mexico|334
3|14.5.2 Second Group. The Formulation of Monetary Policy|335
3|14.5.3 Third Group. The Institutional Objective|337
3|14.5.4 Fourth Group. Limitations on Lending to the Government|337
3|14.5.5 Numerical Coding Obtained|340
3|14.5.6 Some Additional Evaluation Points|340
2|References|341
1|Criminal Law|343
1|15 Giving Precedence to the Indian Penal Code|344
2|15.1 Introduction|344
2|15.2 The Enduring Strengths of the IPC|345
2|15.3 Approaches to Interpreting the IPC|349
2|15.4 The Common Law Approach|351
3|15.4.1 An Indian Case on Private Defence|351
3|15.4.2 A Malaysian Case on Insane Automatism|355
2|15.5 The Basic Principles Approach|357
3|15.5.1 A Singaporean Case on the Doctrine of Common Purpose|358
3|15.5.2 A Myanmar Case on Exceeding Private Defence|361
2|15.6 Legislative Input|364
2|15.7 Conclusion|366
2|References|366
1|16 The Immutability of the Marital Exemption Clause in the Indian Rape Law|368
2|16.1 Introduction|369
2|16.2 Post Script|383
2|References|384
1|Recent Developments|386
1|17 The Development of Transformative Constitutionalism and Ius Commune in Latin America|387
2|17.1 Introduction|387
2|17.2 Understanding Transformative Constitutionalism from a Latin American Perspective|390
2|17.3 The Foundational Concept of ICCAL|392
2|17.4 Domestic Factors in Latin America Which Promote ICCAL|393
2|17.5 Inter-American Factors Which Promote ICCAL|395
2|17.6 The Commune in a Comparative Perspective|397
2|17.7 Critical Review and Relevance of This Work|398
2|References|400