Critics agree that much of Southeast Asia desperately needs judicial reform and rule of law. Yet, there is remarkably little comparative scholarship on law and legal institutions in the region. In this blog, I'll follow constitutional developments in Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Thursday, April 8, 2010
ASEAN human rights asleep at the wheel
Apparently, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights had its first inaugural meeting last week and nobody noticed. Or so it seemed. Activists complained that the organization couldn't even produce working guidelines. You can read more in the Jakarta Globe.
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