Law and Legal Institutions of Asia: Traditions, Adaptations and Innovations

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511921131

The study of Asia and its plural legal systems is of increasing significance, both within and outside Asia. Lawyers, whether in Australia, America or Europe, or working within an Asian jurisdiction, require a sound knowledge of how the law operates across this fast-growing and diverse region. Law and Legal Institutions of Asia is the first book to offer a comprehensive assessment of eleven key jurisdictions in Asia - China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore and the Philippines. Written by academics and practitioners with particular expertise in their state or territory, each chapter uses a breakthrough approach, facilitating cross-jurisdictional comparisons and giving essential insights into how law functions in different ways across the region and in each of the individual jurisdictions.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
pp vii-viii
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List of contributors
pp ix-xii
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Introduction
pp 1-23
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1 - China
pp 24-61
Legal reform in an emerging socialist market economy
- By Jiangyu Wang, National University of Singapore
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2 - Hong Kong
pp 62-90
Maintaining a common law legal system in a non-Western culture
- By Benny Y T Tai, University of Hong Kong
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3 - Taiwan
pp 91-119
External influences mixed with traditional elements to form its unique legal system
- By Chang-fa Lo, National Taiwan University (NTU)
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4 - Japan
pp 120-150
The importance and evolution of legal institutions at the turn of the century
- By Kent Anderson, Australian National University, Trevor Ryan, University of Canberra Faculty of Law
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5 - Korea
pp 151-184
Bridging the gap between Korean substance and Western form
- By Youngjoon Kwon, Seoul National University (SNU)
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6 - Vietnam
pp 185-211
The past 25 years, the present and the future
- By Dang Xuan Hop, University of Oxford
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7 - Malaysia
pp 212-261
The undermining of its fundamental institutions and the prospects for reform
- By Tsun Hang Tey, National University of Singapore
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8 - Indonesia
pp 262-298
The challenges of legal diversity and law reform
- By Gary F Bell, National University of Singapore (NUS)
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9 - Brunei Darussalam
pp 299-329
Ideology and law in a Malay sultanate
- By E Ann Black, University of Queensland
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10 - Singapore
pp 330-371
A statist legal laboratory
- By Kevin Y L Tan, National University of Singapore
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11 - The Philippines
pp 372-399
Native culture, transplanted institutions and women's rights
- By Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan, University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law
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Index
pp 400-416
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Traditions, Adaptations and Innovations

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of contributors
pp ix-xii

Introduction
pp 1-23

1 - China
pp 24-61

2 - Hong Kong
pp 62-90

3 - Taiwan
pp 91-119

4 - Japan
pp 120-150

5 - Korea
pp 151-184

6 - Vietnam
pp 185-211

7 - Malaysia
pp 212-261

8 - Indonesia
pp 262-298

9 - Brunei Darussalam
pp 299-329

10 - Singapore
pp 330-371

11 - The Philippines
pp 372-399

Index
pp 400-416

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