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, September 2, 2011
Less lesse is more
I've already posted about a few of the ongoing lesse majeste cases in Thailand. What makes Chiranuch Premchaiporn's case worth mentioning is that there's some hope she might win. The judge said several times that this case was "nothing" or "no big deal," strongly implying that he saw no grounds for the prosecution. I'm not that familiar with how judges interact with lawyers and defendants in the courtroom, but those seem like pretty informal comments. New Mandala posted more earlier today.
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