Global constitutional narratives of autonomous regions: the constitutional history of Macau

"Despite being Hong Kong's sister 'Special Administrative Region' (SAR) within the People's Republic of China, Macau's unique constitutional development under Portuguese and Chinese administration remains under-appreciated despite its potential contributions to local, n...

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Main Author: Buhi, Jason (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Series:Globalization: law and policy
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:"Despite being Hong Kong's sister 'Special Administrative Region' (SAR) within the People's Republic of China, Macau's unique constitutional development under Portuguese and Chinese administration remains under-appreciated despite its potential contributions to local, national, and international constitutional discourse. Utilizing a multi-disciplinary approach including doctrinal, historical, and comparative methodologies, this work fills that gap. The research blends Portuguese, Chinese, and foreign-language sources in order to reconstruct a balanced constitutional narrative. The book focuses on a consequential effect of globalization - that is, the assimilation of a longstanding and unique constitutional order by a new hegemonic sovereign - including processes for internationalization as China opened up, legal harmonization of two distinct legal and socioeconomic orders, juridification of local affairs with the establishment of a new local court system in preparation for handover to the Chinese regime, and democratization (or the lack thereof) among the various communities comprising the Macanese polity before and since"--
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 215 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781003039570
DOI:10.4324/9781003039570

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