1. Unstable constitutionalism / Mark Tushnet and Madhav Khosla -- 2. How to do constitutional law and politics in South Asia / Sujit Choudhry -- 3. The locus of sovereign authority in Nepal / Mara Malagodi -- 4. Competing nationhood and constitutional instability: representation, regime, and resistance in Nepal / Mahendra Lawoti -- 5. Constitutionalism and extra-constitutionalism in Pakistan / Mohammad Waseem -- 6. The judicialization of politics in Pakistan : the Supreme Court after the lawyers' movement / Osama Siddique -- 7. Elections in democratic Bangladesh / M. Jashim Ali Chowdhury -- 8. The indian supreme court and the art of democratic positioning / Pratap Bhanu Mehta -- 9. The judicialization of politics in Bangladesh : pragmatism, legitimacy, and consequences / Ridwanul Hoque -- 10. Debating federalism in Sri Lanka and Nepal / Rohan Edrisinha -- 11. Constitutional form and reform in post-War Sri Lanka : towards a plurinational understanding / Asanga Welikala -- 12. Constitutional federalism in the Indian Supreme Court / Sudhir Krishnaswamy.