| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 424 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Bangladesh Legislation -- Cases -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Fifty Years of the Constitution of Bangladesh: Progression and Transformation -- 1.1 The Constitutional Journey of Bangladesh -- 1.2 Borrowing from Comparative Constitutional Law by the Constituent Assembly -- 1.3 Influence of Comparative Constitutional Law: Constitutional Transplants by the Judiciary -- 1.4 National, Regional, and International Relevance of the Book -- 1.5 The Way Forward: Challenges and Roadmap of Reforms for Future Constitutionalism |
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1.6 Compiling and Summarising Chapter Abstracts -- References -- Books -- Chapters in Edited Books -- Articles -- Encyclopedia -- Documents -- Internet Sources -- Other Sources -- Part I: Constitution-Making, Changes and Philosophy -- Chapter 2: The Making of the Constitution of Bangladesh and Making It Work -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Making of the Constitution: The Ecstasy -- 2.2.1 Building the Republic -- 2.2.2 Framing the Direction of the State -- 2.2.3 Guaranteeing People's Rights -- 2.2.4 Setting Up a Functional Parliamentary Democracy -- 2.2.5 Establishing an Independent Judiciary |
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2.2.6 Administering the Republic -- 2.3 Making the Constitution Work: The Agony -- 2.4 Need for Renewed National Effort to Make the Constitution Work -- References -- Books -- Internet Sources -- Chapter 3: Constituent Assembly Debates on the Bangladesh Constitution: Intentions, Insight, and Implementation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Context and Consultations -- 3.3 CA Debates on Fundamental Principles -- 3.3.1 Socialism and Economic Rights -- 3.3.1.1 Relation of Socialism with Democracy -- 3.3.2 Democracy: Meaning and Institutions -- 3.3.2.1 Independence of the Election Commission |
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3.3.2.2 Accountability of the Elected Government -- 3.3.2.3 No Provision for Black Laws -- 3.3.3 Nationalism and Secularism -- 3.3.3.1 Nationalism -- 3.3.3.2 Secularism -- 3.3.4 Other Important Debates -- 3.3.4.1 Restrictions on the Enjoyment of Fundamental Rights -- 3.3.4.2 Separation of the Judiciary -- 3.3.4.3 Prime Minister's Power -- 3.4 Decades of Experience -- 3.4.1 Regressive Amendments -- 3.4.1.1 Omissions -- 3.4.1.2 Failure to Reflect Contemporary Developments -- 3.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Books -- Chapters in Edited Books -- Articles -- Legislations -- Documents |
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Internet Sources -- Chapter 4: Secularism as a State Policy, State Religion, and Minority Rights in the Constitution: Benign or Malign for Communal Harmony in Bangladesh? -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Meaning of Secularism in Bangladesh -- 4.3 The Context and Journey of Secularism -- 4.4 The Deviation: Removal of Secularism from the Constitution -- 4.5 The Revival of Secularism -- 4.6 Concurrent Position of State Religion and Secularism: Complementary or Contradictory? -- 4.7 Secularism Along with State Religion: Implications for Minority Rights and Communal Harmony -- 4.8 Conclusion |
| Summary |
This book provides a supportive lending hand to researchers of constitutional law worldwide about the constitutional law of Bangladesh. It is a very useful resource for the comparative constitutional researchers and readers who will find in chapters (a) the critical analysis of the textual and contextual aspects of the Constitution and relevant judicial precedents, (b) the projection of the future roadmap for the journey of constitutionalism in Bangladesh with policy options for the revision of the Constitution, and (c) a much larger task of unveiling the interpretative approach of the constitutional law of Bangladesh from national, regional, and global comparative constitutional law perspectives. This book celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Constitution of Bangladesh and provides intellectual observations on its evolutionary progression and transformation over 50 years from the embryonic stage to mid-December 2022. The book looks back to the constituent assembly debates on drafting the Constitution, intentions and aspirations of the constitution makers, constitutional goals achieved and failures suffered, and envisages its future directions. In this comprehensive study, the first of its kind, native and foreign constitutional authoritative voices scholarly assess the constitutional design, the reasons for its successes and failures, challenges ahead, and ventilate their palatable recommendations for progressive development of the constitutional law of Bangladesh to elevate it to a new height in the 21st century and beyond. Professor Richard Albert, University of Texas at Austin, US writes: This book is a gift to scholars of the Constitution of Bangladesh as much as it is a gift to scholars of constitutions more generally. For scholars like me who research and write in the field of comparative constitutional studies, we are always seeking to expand our field of view beyond the constitutions typically used as comparators.[W]ith the publication of The Constitutional Law of Bangladesh: Progression and Transformation at its 50th Anniversary, scholars will have at their disposal an excellent, useful, and reputable point of reference to learn about the fascinating constitutional traditions and experiences in Bangladesh |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 3, 2023) |
| Subject |
Constitutional law -- Bangladesh
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Constitutional history -- Bangladesh
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Constitutional law
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Bangladesh
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Islam, M. Rafiqul, editor.
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Haque, Muhammad Ekramul, editor
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| ISBN |
9789819925797 |
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9819925797 |
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