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Hong Kong and LGBTQ+ Rights
Written By: Nadia Po Ying Ho Daniel James / Unsplash With most Western jurisdictions recognising LGBTQ+ rights (“LR”) as reflected in...
Mar 7, 20239 min read


South Korean Supreme Court Limits Discriminatory Military Sodomy Law
Written by: Aarya Chaudhary Israel Palacio/ Unsplash Background In a landmark judgment in April 2022, the Supreme Court of South Korea...
Nov 21, 20227 min read
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Practical Lessons for Singapore Employers Following Dong Wei v Shell Eastern [2021] SGHC 123
Written by: Mark Ong Tasos Mansour/Unsplash Summary In light of the recent decision of Dong Wei v Shell Eastern Trading (“Dong Wei”) [1]...
Oct 10, 20228 min read


Lahore High Court's landmark judgement protects women from discriminatory prosecution by ex-husband
Written by: Rida Tahir Introduction On 24 December 2021, Justice Ali Zia Bajwa of the Lahore High Court (LHC) delivered the landmark...
May 2, 20226 min read


Is Singapore the innovation hub of legal education?
Written by: Zoe Adlam A comparison between law and technology undergraduate law modules in Singapore and England & Wales The firing shots...
Feb 12, 202210 min read


Surrogacy Law in Asia: A Comparative Analysis between China and India
Written by: Yvonne Ng and Qianyu Wang Surrogacy is when a woman carries and gives birth to a baby for another person or couple.[1] The...
Feb 4, 20229 min read


An Intersectional Analysis of Malhotra’s Dissent in the Sabarimala Judgement, on its 3rd Anniversary
Written by: Ishan Khare and Pratyush Nigam I. Introduction Contemporary India has been marked by a discord between the judiciary and the...
Jan 21, 202211 min read


Home Truths: Increasing House Prices and Small Property Rights in China
Written by: Edward Berry Introduction Against the background of the ‘Chinese Dream’ that President Xi Jingping promises, it is a home...
Jan 13, 20229 min read


The Taliban Takeover and India
Written by: Treissha Sethi On August 31st 2021, the United States of America completed the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan,...
Dec 17, 20216 min read


An Analysis of the Amendments to Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act
Written by Nadine Tong and Emma Leung Introduction On 5 October 2020, the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill (“the Bill”) was...
Nov 26, 202112 min read


Hong Kong: Are animals' rights adequately protected?
Written by: Natalie Wong Last year, 30 animals including cats and rabbits were thrown from a high-rise residential building in Hong Kong,...
Nov 19, 20217 min read


Informed Consent in the New Protection of Personal Information
Written by Ruoyin Qi In October 2020, China unveiled the Draft of Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which would be the first...
Nov 5, 20216 min read


A Note on Crowdfunding in Hong Kong
Written by: Oscar Wong In Hong Kong, crowdfunding is often a difficult task. For companies that intend to crowdfund, compliance with Hong...
Oct 29, 20217 min read


COVID-19 Pandemic: Force Majeure in Hong Kong
Written by: Oscar Wong Introduction As COVID-19 runs rampant, the world experiences an unprecedented disruption in public life and...
Oct 22, 20216 min read


The Constitutionality of Vernacular Schools in Malaysia
Written by: Rei Tiah Ethnicity and language are often discussed in tandem when considering the education policy in Malaysia. This...
Oct 12, 202110 min read


Human Rights Violations in Cambodia's Garment Industry
Written by: Jaspreet Chahal Introduction Cambodia’s demographic and recent history makes it a perfect place for transnational...
Sep 5, 20216 min read


Politics in Nepal and the Recent Dissolution of Parliament
Written by: Felix Hutton Introduction Stemming from its 10-year civil war beginning in 1996, Nepal has seen large changes to its...
Aug 19, 202111 min read


India's Religious Strife Exacerbated by the Law
Written by: Jaspreet Chahal Introduction Recently, there have been assertions that Indian society has had discord along religious lines...
Aug 5, 20219 min read


Pakistan: Fawad Ishaq v. Mehreen Mansoor
Written by: Rida Tahir Fawad Ishaq v. Mehreen Mansoor: Supreme Court of Pakistan confirms that a woman is entitled to her property and it...
Jul 22, 20216 min read


Hong Kong's Non-Refoulement Protection System
Non-refoulement is a fundamental principle of international law. As Goodwin-Gill notes, it is an obligation on states not to send...
Mar 31, 20216 min read
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