Inter-Asian Law
Will be published approx. on 31. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-1-009-58060-1 (ISBN)
Description
What happens when Western law is no longer the default referent for legal modernity? This is a deceptively simple question, but its implications are significant for such fields as comparative law, international law, and law and development. Whereas much of comparative law is predicated on the idea that modern law flows West to East and North to South, this volume proposes the paradigm of 'Inter-Asian Law' (IAL), pointing to an emerging field of comparative law that explores the legal interactions between and among Asian jurisdictions. This volume is an experimental and preliminary effort to think through other beginnings and endings for law's movement from one jurisdiction to another, laying the grounds for new interactions between legal systems. In addition to providing an analytical framework to study IAL, the volume consists of fifteen chapters written by scholars from Asia and who study Asia that provide doctrinal and empirical accounts of IAL. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Reviews / Votes
'Comparative law was long done among, and with, European (and US) laws; Asia was merely an 'other'. This book - coedited by two eminent experts, and written by Asian scholars - provides an antidote to Eurocentrism and Asian essentialism. It shows Asian law in its multitude, and comparative law at its best. Ralf Michaels, Director, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law 'Asian jurisdictions are learning from each other-an insight with profound implications for our multipolar world, where the simple acceptance of Euro-American legal systems as the 'core' of legal modernity and the rest as 'periphery' is collapsing. This book provides us with a timely resource to think beyond existing paradigms.' Sarah Biddulph, Professor of Law and Director of Asian Law Centre, Melbourne Law School 'Erie and Lin's elegantly theorized volume breaks new ground in postulating alternative frames for legal modernity. Through the framework of 'Inter-Asian Law,' the distinguished contributors map new legal formations that draw from domestic insights informing regional legal developments and transnational legal orders. A timely and important work deserving wide readership.' Shahla Ali, Professor, Hong Kong University Faculty of Law 'Inter-Asian Law takes a new approach to comparative law. The chapters highlight the positive contributions of the region's main players to modern international legal structures and the evolution of legal thought, making the book a fascinating next step in a comprehensive understanding of our legal future.' Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer, Vice Director and Co-Head of the Legal Division, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law 'There is a 'what if' question underlying the book. It studies episodes in the past or present to illuminate the future. Observing that Inter-Asian Law (IAL) is in its infancy, it suggests trajectories which IAL can take. The book invites us to take an 'imaginative' legal leap to addressing the pressing concerns of today's Asia.' Anselmo Reyes, International Judge, Singapore International Commercial Court 'Superbly conceptualized, this volume not only outlines an original methodology for studying Asian law, but applies and develops it through illuminating studies of many different areas of law. This is a valuable and pioneering work.' Antony Anghie, Professor, National University of Singapore and University of UtahMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
484 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-009-58060-1 (9781009580601)
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Matthew S. Erie | Ching-Fu Lin
Inter-Asian Law
Book
approx. 12/2025
Cambridge University Press
€124.50
Not yet published
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Content
Introduction: the emergence of inter-Asian law Matthew S. Erie and Ching-Fu Lin; Part I. Commercial Law: From Firms to International Economic Law: 1. Faux convergence in Asian corporate governance: unmasking the illusion of Anglo-American transplants Gen Goto and Dan W. Puchniak; 2. Inter-Asia's company towns Trang (Mae) Nguyen; 3. International commercial alternative dispute resolution in Asia: charting the new inter-Asian dynamics Tran Hoang Tu Linh; 4. Transforming the ASEAN way in inter-Asian law: the RCEP and beyond Pasha Hsieh; Part II. Constitutional Law: Judicial Practices, Inter-Court Dialogue, and Democratic Resilience: 5. Judicial rhetoric and constitutional comparativism: two Asian case studies Yvonne Tew; 6. An inter-Asian approach to religion-state relations? Deepa Das Acevedo; 7. Imagine to re-imagine: bringing Inter-Asian law to abortion Gauri Pillai; 8. Withstanding the rise of illiberalism: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic responses in Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore Yi-Li Lee and Wen-Chen Chang; Part III. Law's Movements: Transnational Networks, Religious Donors, and Institutional Co-Learners: 9. The travels and travails of Chinese law in Inter-Asia Matthew S. Erie; 10. Decolonisation, inter-regionalism, and Islam: Indonesia's new criminal code as Inter-Asian law Theodora Putri and Veronica L. Taylor; 11. Lay participation in legal decision making in Asia in a global context Valerie Hans; Part IV. Emerging Problems: Between Technology and Authoritarianism: 12. AI governance in East Asia: mapping the contexts and dynamics of interaction Ching-Fu Lin; 13. The 'Smart City' debate: exploring Asian models of smart cities through Japan-ASEAN cooperation Yoshiko Naiki; 14. In the shadow of sovereignty: multiple pathways of Inter-Asian legal influence of China on Hong Kong Jacques deLisle; 'A Beginning' Matthew S. Erie and Ching-Fu Lin.