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Southeast Asian Legal Research Guide: Introduction to Brunei & its Legal System
Brunei Darussalam
Archived web content
Robin Gardner
2020
Brunei’s legal system is based on British common law, with a parallel Syariah law system for Muslims, which supersedes the common law system in areas such as family and property...
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Southeast Asian Legal Research Guide: Introduction to Cambodia & its Legal System
Cambodia
Archived web content
Robin Gardner
2020
The Cambodian legal system is based largely on the French civil system, and is statute based. The Constitution is the Supreme Law. The legal system has evolved from unwritten cu...
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Southeast Asian Legal Research Guide: Introduction to Indonesia & its Legal system
Indonesia
Archived web content
Robin Gardner
2020
Indonesia has a civil law system based on the Roman-Dutch model. The Dutch colonial occupation of Indonesia for 350 years left a legacy of Dutch colonial law, which is reflected...
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Southeast Asian Legal Research Guide: Introduction to Lao PDR & its Legal System
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Robin Gardner
2020
Laos inherited a typical civil law-based legal system from the French colonial administrators. The original civil codes took Lao customary law into account. After independence, ...
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Southeast Asian Legal Research Guide: Introduction to Malaysia and its Legal System
Malaysia
Archived web content
Robin Gardner
2020
The Malaysian legal system is a complex product of its history, particularly as a British colony. It is a predominantly common law country, with a separate Islamic law system.
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Southeast Asian Legal Research Guide: Introduction to the Philippines & its Legal System
Philippines
Archived web content
Robin Gardner
2020
The Philippine legal system is a mixture of customary usage, Roman (civil law) and Anglo-American (common law) systems, and Islamic law. The legal system is the result of the im...
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Southeast Asian Legal Research Guide: Introduction to Singapore and its Legal System
Singapore
Archived web content
Robin Gardner
2020
Singapore has a common law legal system as a result of its colonial past as part of the British empire. The influence of the English common law on the development of Singapore l...
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Southeast Asian Legal Research Guide: Introduction to Thailand & its Legal System
Thailand
Advocacy and promotional materials
Robin Gardner
2020
Thailand has a predominantly civil law legal system, but it is a hybrid of many influences.Thai law has its traditional bases in ancient Hindu Code of Manu, modified to conform ...
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Southeast Asian Legal Research Guide: Introduction to Vietnam & its Legal System
Viet Nam
Archived web content
Robin Gardner
2020
Vietnam has had a single, unified legal system since 1975. Vietnam's socialist legal system is influenced by eastern and western legal traditions, the French civil law system, a...
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Burma and Transnational Crime
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Liana Sun Wyler, International Crime and Narcotics, Foreign...
2008
Report by the Congressional Research Service on transnational organized crime in Burma (Myanmar). Transnational crime in Burma bears upon U.S. interests as it threatens regional...
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ILO Lifts All Restrictions on Burma
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Samantha Michaels, The Irrawady
2013
An article in The Irrawaddy on the announcement by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to lift restrictions on Myanmar. The restrictions, which were imposed by the UN ag...
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Myanmar to Draft First Labour Safety Law
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Shwe Yee Saw Myint, Myanmar Times
2012
An article published in the English language weekly Myanmar Times on the first law on safety and health in workplaces being drafted by the Ministry of Labour of Myanmar in 2013.
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Burma’s New Labor Law: Built to Fail or Shifting Toward Democracy?
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Michelle Chen
2011
Burma has long been known as a black hole for human rights. But the new leadership of the military junta hopes to shed its pariah image by loosening its oppressive policies. And...
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The Role of Social Safeguards in Addressing Forest Governance in FLEGT and REDD+
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Celina (Kin Yii) Yong, UN-REDD
2018
This presentation seeks to demonstrate how social safeguards can provide opportunities to address the forest governance challenges faced by FLEGT and REDD+. It discusses the imp...
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Labor and employment regulatory framework in Myanmar
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
William D. Greenlee, Jr. , Sai Tip
2013
An analysis by William D. Greenlee, Jr. on labor and employment regulatory framework in Myanmar. Published in Yangon, Myanmar, by the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand, 2...
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The Lao PDR - United Nations Partnership Framework (2017-2021)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
United Nations
2016
The Lao PDR – UN Partnership Framework (UNPF) is an articulation of the shared commitment of UN Country Team to work together as one, to maximize its resources and contributions...
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Phnong Ethnicity Documentation of Customary Rules
Cambodia
Profiles - Geographical areas and sites
United Nations Development Programme in Cambodia (UNPD)
2010
Pu-Trou village is an old indigenous Phnong village located in O’Rang district in the Mondulkiri basal highland. It is home to 320 villagers, including 120 women, and comprises ...
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2014 Trafficking in Persons Report: Thailand
Thailand
Archived web content
U.S. State Department
2014
Thailand (Tier 3*) is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking. Victims from neighboring countries, ...
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Making Forestry Fairer: A Practical Guide for Civil Society Organisations Taking Part in FLEGT VPA Negotiations
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
FERN
2014
This guide is designed to help civil society organisations (CSOs) understand the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) negotiation process, explore ways to make the most of th...
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Tobacco giant Philip Morris faces S$3.15 billion fine in Thailand for tax evasion
Thailand
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
The Straits Times
2016
Article about tobacco giant Philip Morris’ operations and allegations over tax disputes in the Kingdom of Thailand.