After the collapse of the Soviet bloc, there are only five
socialist or communist countries left in the world - China, Cuba,
Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam - which constitute about one-quarter
of the world's population. Yet, there is little scholarship on
their constitutions. These countries have seen varying
socioeconomic changes in the decades since 1991, which have led in
turn to constitutional changes. This book will investigate, from a
comparative and interdisciplinary perspective, how and why the
constitutional systems in these five countries have changed in the
last three decades. The book then breaks the constitutional changes
down into four questions: what are the substantive contents of
constitutional change, what are the functions, what are the
mechanisms, and what are the driving forces? These questions form a
framework to process the changes the five countries have gone
through, such as making new constitutions, amending current ones,
introducing more rights, allowing citizens to engage in changes,
enacting legislation, and defining the constitutional authority of
the three state branches and their relationship with the Communist
Party. While all five countries have adapted their constitutional
systems, the degree, mechanisms, and influential factors are not
identical and present considerable variations. This book examines
and explores these differences and how they developed.
Constitutional Change in the Contemporary Socialist World offers a
comprehensive and holistic view of an understudied and overlooked
area of constitutional law, essential for anyone studying or
working in law, politics, or policy.
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