The Constitution of Bangladesh

People, Politics and Judicial Intervention
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-032-42488-0
Verlag: Routledge India

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 313 g

The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the Constitution of Bangladesh. It traces the sociopolitical and legal context of its birth in the aftermath of a violent Independence War, through to the seventeen amendments to date as Bangladesh evolved through military coups and dictatorships, shifting alliances between religious and political parties, and the emergence of development state. Aimed at readers who are keen to understand the underpinnings of the constitutional system, its evolution, and the politics behind the scenes, the book will explore the impact of political bargains and extra-legal developments on the evolution of the Constitution instead of treating it as a standalone doctrine. By focusing on the overall sociopolitical context up until 2020, the book departs from the dominant tendency in legal scholarship to restrict attention to the development of the Constitution from its inception to the modern day.

The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of law, politics and South Asian studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hosen Khan, Arafat

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: The Opening Statements 2. Recollecting the Tales of Glory 3. Inception and Hope 4. Age of the Military Junta (1975–1989) 5. Under the Illusion of Representative Democracy 6. Conclusion: The Hope Lives On

Über Autor(innen)

Arafat Hosen Khan is a practicing Advocate at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh; also works as Senior Lecturer at the Department of Law, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; and as Senior Researcher on Constitutional Law, Democracy and Contemporary Human Rights issues. He is a member of the Board of Trustees, Institute of Inclusive Policy (IIP), a leading research-based thinktank in Bangladesh; and partner at Apex Court Chambers, Dhaka. Following completion of his LL.B. (Hons.) at the University of Essex, UK, in 2008, he was successfully called to the English Bar by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in 2009. He also completed an MA in Global Ethics and Human Values at King’s College London in 2013 with a Chevening Scholarship funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), UK; and was awarded the O’Brien Fellows in Residence at the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, Faculty of Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.