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).
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Long wait for Marcos
PhilStar has an interesting article about the long delay in resolving the graft cases against Marcos. Some of the cases still haven't been resolved after all these years. The Supreme Court seems to take even longer to resolve cases appealed from the Sandiganbayan, taking an average of six years and sometimes as long as 21. For more details click here.
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