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The Anti-Terrorism Bill: Breaking Constitutional Boundaries

Written by Maiya Dario Source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/06/05/philippines-new-anti-terrorism-act-endangers-rights The Philippines...

Malaysia’s Race-Based Policies: Utilitarian or Divisive?

Written by Shebanee Devadasan “Our differences should not divide us when we [all] call Malaysia home.” [1] - Boo Su-Lyn This article...

Silent Sufferers- Factory Farming in China and the Need for Legal Reform

Written by Denise Ho Can they suffer?[1] That is the question presented by the English philosopher Bentham to justify the moral...

The Rohingya Crisis: An ongoing battle against Human Rights violations

Written By: Emma Leung The Rohingya people have been faced with decades of discrimination and repression by the Rakhine State’s military...

Indonesia's Draft Criminal Code

Written By: Nadine Tong On 15 September 2019, the Indonesia government under current president Joko Widodo (‘the Jokowi government’)...

Colonial-era laws in a post-colonial Singapore: A look at Section 377A of the Penal Code

Written By: Joshua Pua Beginning as a colony of the British Empire, Singapore has grown to become a sovereign city-state. Post-colonial...

Duterte and the War on Drugs - Changing the Rule of Law

Written By: Lianne Chia The war on drugs have been prevalent in the Philippines since 2016 and has been the cornerstone of Rodrigo...

A Brief Account of Japan's Intellectual Property Strategy

Written By: Mark Ong For the uninitiated, the scope of Intellectual Property (IP) law is broad and diverse. Typically used as a catch-all...

Hong Kong's Proposed Vacancy Tax and its Implications

Written By: Jocelyn Cheung The Rating (Amendment) Bill 2019 was gazetted on the 13 September 2019. This Bill aimed to discourage...