The Invisible Constitution in Comparative Perspective



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The Invisible Constitution in Comparative Perspective by Rosalind Dixon (editor), Adrienne Stone (editor) (z-lib.org)

Autonomy, Self-governance, and Conflict Resolution: Innovative Approaches to Institutional 

Design in Divided Societies (London, New York: Routledge, 2005) 220.


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Han Zhai

bodies. In this light, the next question concerns which ‘specific issues’ fall 

under autonomous powers, which directly concern the scope and limitation 

of autonomy that the autonomous organs in one autonomous area enjoys.

The scope of autonomy in ethnic areas pertains to ‘internal affairs’, which 

mainly covers the protection of the unique culture and traditions of a specific 

minority group. This general principle is implicit in both the 1982 Constitution 

and the LRNA, where the principle is only textually referred to in the pream-

ble. However, it could still be interpreted from the existing provisions of the 

1982 Constitution, which contains six basic issues that fall in the autonomous 

scope:

•  With the approval of the standing committee of the people’s congress from 



a higher level, to legislate autonomous regulations and specific regula-

tions; the regulations of the autonomous prefectures and the autono-

mous counties should also be reported to the Standing Committee of the 

NPC to be recorded (Article 116);

•  With the approval of the State Council, to organise local public security 

forces (Article 120);

•  In accordance with autonomy regulations, to employ the spoken and the 

written language or languages in common use in the locality (Article 121);

•  Under the guidance of state plans, to develop the economy in the respec-

tive areas (Article 118);

•  To independently administrate their own finances in the autonomous 

areas (Article 117);

•  To independently govern educational, scientific, cultural, public health 

and physical culture affairs (Article 119).

64

The internal scope of autonomous areas under RNA rests in the five issues 



listed above. They also highlight the key terms for autonomous areas with vari-

ous types of state control.

65

 More importantly, the limitation varies with respect 



to different regional issues, and the formal independent exercise of autono-

mous power exists merely in their own finance and cultural development. 

According to the LRNA, the latter power includes ethnic culture, regional 

education and the use of ethnic languages, regional scientific development 

and the heritage of ethnic traditional medicine.

66

 However, autonomous  



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Articles 116–21, the 1982 Constitution (rev. 2004).

65 

In fact, Chapter 



3

 of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Regional National Au-

tonomy (1984, rev. 2001) unfolds and enriches these fundamental issues articulated in the 

Constitution with details.

66 

Articles 36–45 the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Regional National Autonomy 



(1984, rev. 2001).


 

The ‘Invisible Constitution’ seen Realistically 

419


legislative power, which represents the core characteristic of a RNA institu-

tion, is burdened by supervision from the central authorities.

67

Although the 1982 Constitution permits autonomous areas to modify higher 



laws and policies by legislating their own specific regulations, legislative bod-

ies at the provincial and municipal levels are required to submit their local leg-

islation to the Standing Committee of the NPC for approval.

68

 By comparison, 



the general regulations and the implementation of non-autonomous local leg-

islation do not require the approval of the NPC. It seems that under the cur-

rent constitutional arrangement, the more autonomy an area enjoys, the more 

central control will be designed to regulate the exercise of that autonomy in 

order to ensure it will not endanger the central authorities.

Aside from the central supervision of autonomous legislatures, approval 

from the central authority is also required in cases of alternative implementa-

tion or delayed practice of national policies, the organisation of local public 

security forces, changes to regional boundaries and the establishment of the 

foreign trade ports.

69

 These ‘approval’ procedures highlight the continuing 



central control over national autonomous regions and the limits of national 

regional autonomy.

The reform has brought new issues to public governance on ethnic affairs 

beyond the rigid constitutional structure, and these new issues require more 

engagement of the central government in balancing regional development. 

During the first two decades of the reform, national economic developments 

prioritised the eastern part of China, as the fiscal decentralisation analysis 

in the former section shows. As a consequence, the western part of China 

has lagged behind. The minority-majority income inequality in rural China 

rapidly widened between 1988 and 1995.

70

 Policies from the central author-



ity to counteract the national minority-majority income gap in rural China 

are needed.

71

 Since 2000, the Western Development Project has been under 



development with the aim of addressing the regional disparity through more 

balance in regional economic development.

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 Together with this project, the 



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Article 116 the 1982 Constitution (rev. 2004).

68 

Article 100 the 1982 Constitution (rev. 2004).



69 

Article 116 the 1982 Constitution (rev. 2004); Articles 19, 20, 24, 31 the Law of the People’s  

Republic of China on Regional National Autonomy (1984, rev. 2001).

70 


With data from nineteen provinces. Björn Gustafsson and Li  Shi, ‘The Ethnic Minority- 

Majority Income Gap in Rural China during Transition’ (2003) 51 Economic Development and 




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