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).
Monday, October 10, 2011
Just say no
The Jakarta Post has an interesting profile of David Tobing, a consumers' rights lawyer. Tobing's latest crusade is to stop companies from sending unwanted cellphone text messages. Alas, lawyers with Tobing's zest seems to be a rare breed in Indonesia, as even the response of the Indonesian Consumer Protection Foundation in the article would indicate.
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