Administrative Law and Practice from South to East Asia

As the title of the book indicates, the chapters in this compilation deal with administrative law and practice within selected Asian countries. They are based on presentations made by outstanding Asian legal scholars and practitioners at two conferences organised by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, in cooperation with the University of Nanjing, China in October 2007, and the University of Indonesia, in Jakarta in July 2008. These conferences concentrated on general aspects of administrative procedures in theory and practice, including mechanisms for the review of administrative decisions and actions.

Indonesian Constitutional Reform 1992-2002

AN EVALUATION OF CONSTITUTION-MAKING IN TRANSITION

Since 1999, the MPR enacted Amendment to the 1945 Constitution. Despite their important contribution to Indonesia’s transition as the impact of the fall of Soeharto’s regime, there has been no comprehensive study on these amendments and the process by which they were produced. This book attempts to fill this gasp, by critically evaluating the process and outcomes of these amendments in the context of constitutional theory. The book also describes the experience of other countries, in particular Thailand and South Africa, in amending their constitutions.

Foreign Investment

Its Significance in Relation to the Fight against Poverty, Economic Growth and Legal Culture

In the globalizing community of nations the need for worldwide applicable rules and regulations is becoming more and more evident not only relating to foreign and security policy. In this process Foreign Direct Investment is going to play an important role with regard to both the fight against poverty and to economic growth.In this publication experts from different regions of the world discuss the strong interdependence between aspects of development policy and economic aspects in the light of globalization.