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Constitutionalism in the Courts: Judicial Review and the New Separation of Powers in Asia’. The Asian Constitutional Law Forum provided a venue for distinguished scholars and new scholars to share their research and ideas on Asian constitutional law, to expand collaborative research networks, and to facilitate publications. The 2015 Forum at NUS addresses mainly the theme of constitutionalism in the courts, and will look at constitutional cases, issues, and the overall performance of the judicial branch across Asia as judiciaries establish their independence of the other branches and encounter new and challenging issues. Papers have also been included on other major constitutional developments such as constitutional amendments, constitutional change and particular constitutional controversies. The Forum was first held at the Seoul National University, Korea in 2005; the second meeting was at the Centre for Asian Legal Exchange at Nagoya University in 2007; the third at the College of Law of National Taiwan University in 2009; the fourth at the Centre for Comparative and Public Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong in 2011; and the fifth at the Centre for Public Law at Tsinghua University School of Law in Beijing in 2013. This year the Forum was held in South East Asia for the first time.