Chaihark Hahm's Books

The Constitution of South Korea

A Contextual Analysis

By: Chaihark Hahm

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Constitution of South Korea

A Contextual Analysis

By: Chaihark Hahm

The constitutional system of South Korea is a work in progress, and this volume fleshes out and makes intelligible to foreign readers that process within the specific political and historical context of modern South Korea. The current South Korean Constitution of 1987 is the culmination of decades-long efforts by the South Korean people to achieve democratic self-government. It is the fruition of untold sacrifices made by dedicated citizens who tirelessly fought to rein in the power of the government under some form of constitutional rule. In that sense, it should be understood against the backdrop of South Korea's experimentation with constitutionalism that began at the turn of the last century. Yet, it also represents a radical break, the beginning of a new era which ended a long political history of 'constitution without constitutionalism'. For the first time in the history of the South Korean nation, the constitution has become a living norm rather than an ornament, or a façade, for illegitimate or ineffectual governments. It has proven to be a binding law that matters not only for government leaders but also for private individuals. With the adoption, especially, of a system allowing the adjudication of constitutional issues at an independent court, the people have begun to realise that the constitution can be invoked to protect their rights and advance their interests. As a result, the South Korean Constitutional Court is being stretched to its limits with a great number of cases filed at its docket. This book is an insightful new addition to Hart's successful series, Constitutional Systems of the World.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

249

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1509919198

ISBN 13

9781509919192

Making We the People

Democratic Constitutional Founding in Postwar Japan and South Korea

By: Chaihark Hahm,Sung Ho Kim

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Making We the People

Democratic Constitutional Founding in Postwar Japan and South Korea

By: Chaihark Hahm,Sung Ho Kim

What does it mean to say that it is 'We the People' who 'ordain and establish' a constitution? Who are those sovereign people, and how can they do so? Interweaving history and theory, constitutional scholar Chaihark Hahm and political theorist Sung Ho Kim attempt to answer these perennial questions by revisiting the constitutional politics of postwar Japan and Korea. Together, these experiences demonstrate the infeasibility of the conventional assumption that there is a clearly bounded sovereign 'people' prior to constitution-making that stands apart from both outside influence and troubled historical legacies. The authors argue that 'We the People' only emerges through a deeply transformative politics of constitutional founding and, as such, a democratic constitution and its putative author are mutually constitutive. Highly original and genuinely multidisciplinary, this book will be of interest to democratic theorists and scholars of comparative constitutionalism as well as observers of ongoing constitutional debates in Japan and Korea.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

329

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1316425169

ISBN 13

9781316425169

The Constitution of South Korea

A Contextual Analysis

By: Chaihark Hahm

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Constitution of South Korea

A Contextual Analysis

By: Chaihark Hahm

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

289

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1509919201

ISBN 13

9781509919208

Book's by Chaihark Hahm

The Constitution of South Korea

The Constitution of South Korea

Making We the People

Making We the People

The Constitution of South Korea

The Constitution of South Korea

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email