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).
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Don't insult the hangman
As I've mentioned before, libel is a serious crime in Singapore. According to BBC, U.K. author Alan Shadrake was recently convicted of defaming the judiciary and sentenced to 6 weeks and S$20,000. In particular, Shadrake accused judges of not being impartial in death penalty cases. It's too bad Singapore has adopted such heavy handed tactics - its judiciary otherwise ranks amongst the best in Asia, if not the world.
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