{"title":"Statements of the Chinese Government before Human Rights Treaty Bodies: Doctrine and Practice of Treaty Implementation","authors":"Björn Ahl","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.2830402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.2830402","url":null,"abstract":"This article explores the implementation of human rights treaties in China on the basis of statements that were made by the PRC government before human rights treaty bodies. The analysis of government statements differentiates between statements representing an 'internationalist' position and those standing for a 'realist' approach. The study reveals the inconsistencies and incoherencies of the position on international human rights law as presented by the official statements before international treaty bodies. It also explains the gradual change from the internationalist to the realist position by introducing relevant Chinese academic discourses and presenting the political and philosophical underpinnings of official statements and scholarly commentary. Although human rights treaties become part of the national legal system, courts do not apply human rights treaties directly. International human rights obligations are only implemented by way of specific legislative acts.","PeriodicalId":434324,"journal":{"name":"The Australian Journal of Asian Law","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127991469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Malaysian Constitution after 50 Years - Retrospective, Prospective and Comparative Perspectives","authors":"H. Lee","doi":"10.4324/9781315089263-15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315089263-15","url":null,"abstract":"This article is a retrospective reflection on Malaysia’s constitutional developments of the past 50 years.","PeriodicalId":434324,"journal":{"name":"The Australian Journal of Asian Law","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122029581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Brunei's Revamped Constitution: The Sultan as the Grundnorm?","authors":"Tsun Hang Tey","doi":"10.4324/9781315089263-13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315089263-13","url":null,"abstract":"Brunei experienced a series of unprecedented constitutional and legislative amendments over the period 2004-06, all orchestrated by the monarchy. This article compares the amendments with Brunei's previous constitutional structure to show the effect of the changes. It shows how the amendments served to clarify the Sultan's unfettered legislative authority, centralise and accentuate his executive authority, render the Legislative Council meaningless, and remove judicial review as a means of checks and balances. The article also reflects on how the constitutional and legislative changes made the Sultan the national Grundnorm, at the price of prospects for democratisation in Brunei.","PeriodicalId":434324,"journal":{"name":"The Australian Journal of Asian Law","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128834588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Droit Administratif Thai Style: A Comparative Analysis of the Administrative Courts in Thailand","authors":"P. Leyland","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.1698233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.1698233","url":null,"abstract":"A system of Administrative Courts was set up for the first time in Thailand as an important part of the new Thai Constitution of 1997. After dealing with issues raised in undertaking comparative analysis, this article traces the background to the introduction of the court, with particular reference to the strong influence of the French system of droit administratif in the development of the Council of State in Thailand, and in the conception of the current Thai system of administrative justice. The discussion proceeds to consider the institutional safeguards which were put in place to secure the independence of the Administrative Courts. The following sections deal with the characteristics of the court, which are mainly discussed in terms of its jurisdictional limits, the grounds set out for its intervention, the remedies it is able to award, and its work load. Finally, some of the court’s significant judgments are considered in the context of the current constitutional situation in Thailand.","PeriodicalId":434324,"journal":{"name":"The Australian Journal of Asian Law","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133887721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}