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).
Friday, May 28, 2010
Two Economist articles about human rights
Here are two new Economist articles about human rights and the International Criminal Court. It raises some interesting issues, including the prospect of more competition amongst human rights NGOs and concerns over the international "crime" of aggression. The former could be particularly relevant to Southeast Asia if it means that in the future attention will tend to focus on "hot" human rights cases (such as Burma), but less on countries such as the Philippines.
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