Global constitutional narratives of autonomous regions : the constitutional history of Macau / Jason Buhi.

The entrepot of Eurasia (1553 -1622) -- The democratic citadel (1623 -1783) -- The era of imperial consolidation (1783 -1846) -- The early colonial era (1846 -1910) -- The middle colonial / republican era (1910 -1930) -- The late colonial / martial era (1930 -1966) -- The handover era (1966-1999) -- The special administrative region (1999 -present).

"Despite being Hong Kong's sister 'Special Administrative Region' (SAR) within the People's Republic of China, Macau's unique constitutional development under Portuguese and Chinese administration remains under-appreciated despite its potential contributions to local, national, and international constitutional discourse. Utilizing a multi-disciplinary approach including doctrinal, historical, and comparative methodologies, this work fills that gap. The research blends Portuguese, Chinese, and foreign-language sources in order to reconstruct a balanced constitutional narrative. The book focuses on a consequential effect of globalization - that is, the assimilation of a longstanding and unique constitutional order by a new hegemonic sovereign - including processes for internationalization as China opened up, legal harmonization of two distinct legal and socioeconomic orders, juridification of local affairs with the establishment of a new local court system in preparation for handover to the Chinese regime, and democratization (or the lack thereof) among the various communities comprising the Macanese polity before and since"-- Provided by publisher.

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