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The Jurisprudence Of Constitutional Law: The Philosophical Origins And Differences Between The Western Liberal And Soviet Communist State Law, Ziyad Motala
Penn State International Law Review
This article will examine the philosophical notions of a constitution and a state system from a historical perspective. It will highlight the different philosophical bases of state law and the purpose the constitution is meant to serve under the two divergent orders. The approach will be descriptive and comparative. The purpose of this work is not (in the words of Christopher Osakwe) to pass off a political opinion about the desirability of one or the other legal systems. Instead, the essential focus will be to examine the jurisprudence underlying the constitutional systems, and the different uses that constitutions perform in …
The Effect Of The Tiananmen Square Massacre Upon Negotiations For The Draft Basic Law Of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Wendy Dullea Bowie
The Effect Of The Tiananmen Square Massacre Upon Negotiations For The Draft Basic Law Of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Wendy Dullea Bowie
Penn State International Law Review
This Comment will examine the effect of the massacre and the Chinese government's subsequent actions upon the negotiation of certain provisions of Hong Kong's future laws. Section II will examine the massacre, China's subsequent denial of any massacre, and Hong Kong's reaction to those events. Section III will discuss Great Britain's acquisition of Hong Kong, and the China-Britain agreement regarding Hong Kong. Section IV will compare provisions for the protection of human and individual rights contained within the Constitution of the People's Republic of China (PRC Constitution), the China-Britain Joint Declaration, (Joint Declaration) and the Draft Basic Law (DBL) which …