by Kathleen Teo Kai Hui When the European colonial masters of the 19th Century first stepped foot on Southeast Asian soil, … More
Category: Asia Pacific
Journal: March 2019
Forced Labour in the Seafood Industry
SURABHI VANALIA A key ingredient in Thailand’s billion-dollar seafood industry has recently come under scrutiny following a report released by … More
DIGITAL RIGHTS #2: Social Credit Systems and its Implications for a Dystopian Future
HANNAH TSANG The emergence of private social credit systems in China has recently caught the attention of Western media. Many … More
There is No Honour in Honour-Based Abuse
ELLEN CHAN From 2014 to 2016, the Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation revealed 3,546 reports of forced marriage[1]. In … More
FT Journalist Denied Entry to Hong Kong
AMY HUNG On 8 November 2018, Victor Mallet, a Financial Times Asia news editor, arrived at Hong Kong as a … More
From Duterte to the Donald: What the Rise of Populism Around the World means for the Rule of Law
In Gouriet v Union of Post Office Workers [1977] QB 729, the Court of Appeal held the Attorney-General of the … More
Withdrawal or Reform: The International Criminal Court and the Call for Accountable Equality
The International Criminal Court (ICC), housed in The Hague, provides the international community with the means to investigate, prosecute, and … More
The Future of NAFTA and the TPP
The new president-elect of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has pledged during his campaign that he will withdraw … More