Courts, Lawyers and the Administration of Justice
'Courts, Lawyers and the Administration of Justice' discusses topics such as the experience of courts in dealing with COVID-19; the challenges facing courts, lawyers and the administration of justice; the impact of COVID-19 on online justice, criminal justice and open justice, and imprisonment.
You may be interested in reading the ALC Briefing Paper Series, including a number of papers introducing the judicial systems of various Asian countries.
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Talking Indonesia: Acknowledging Past Rights Violations
Jemma Purdey, Originally posted on Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 2 February 2023
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New Criminal Code Exposes Deep Problems in Indonesian Legal Education
Ratu Durotun Nafisah, Originally posted on Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 31 January 2023
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Half-Hearted Progress: Religious Freedom After the New Criminal Code
Zainal Abidin Bagir, Originally posted on Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 17 January 2023
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The Return of Indonesia’s Human Rights Court Brings New Promise and Old Problems
Kaylana Mueller-Hsia, Kyra Jasper and Natalie Longmire-Kulis, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 13 December 2022
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Indonesian Courts Rule to Protect the Work Rights of People with Disability
Dina Afrianty, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 5 December 2022
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Challenging Japan’s ‘War Laws’: Contemporary Civil Society Action in the Courts
Adam Eldridge-Imamura, Originally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 22 November 2022
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The End of Police Reform
Jacqui Baker, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 15 November 2022
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Talking Indonesia: Police Reform
Jemma Purdey, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 10 November 2022
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Talking Indonesia: the Kanjuruhan Football Disaster
Dave McRae, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 13 October 2022
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The DPR Attacks the Constitutional Court – and Judicial Independence
Jimly Asshiddiqie, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 10 October 2022
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Talking Indonesia: The Sexual Violence Law
Jacqui Baker, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 22 September 2022
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Myanmar’s Kangaroo Courts Hand Aung San Suu Kyi Another Six-Year Term While Sean Turnell Pleads Not Guilty
Adam Simpson, Originally posted on Asialink, 23 August 2022
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Indonesia’s Last Chance for a Progressive Criminal Code
Anugerah Rizki Akbari and Genoveva Alicia KS Maya, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 18 August 2022
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The Executions in Myanmar: What Was the Junta Thinking?
Andrew Selth, Originally posted on Asialink, 1 August 2022
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Myanmar Executions Reveal Regime Desperation
Nicholas Coppel, Originally posted on Asialink, 29 July 2022
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Myanmar: Death Penalty the Latest Tactic for Military Junta’s Murderous Regime
Ronan Lee, Originally posted on The Conversation, 28 July 2022
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Talking Indonesia: Activist Lawyers
Dave McRae, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 21 July 2022
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Australia’s Woeful Response to Rising Authoritarianism in India
Nisha Thapliyal and Priya Chacko, Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 7 June 2022
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How the Law in the Maldives Paved the Way for a Sunni Legal Tradition
Shamsul Falaah Originally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 6 June 2022
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Afghanistan’s Laws and Legal Institutions Under the Taliban
Haroun Rahimi Originally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 6 June 2022
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Islamic Challenges to Pakistan’s Transgender Rights Law
Jeffrey A. Redding Originally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 6 June 2022
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Indonesia Needs a Strong Public Interest Defence to Stem the Tide of Online Defamation Cases
Eka Nugraha PutraOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 10 May 2022
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Indonesia Finally has a Law to Protect Victims of Sexual Violence. But the Struggle Is Not Over Yet.
Tunggal Pawestri and Tim MannOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 20 April 2022
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Talking Indonesia: Aceh’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Jacqui BakerOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 19 April 2022
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Special Issue. COVID-19 and the Law: Perspectives from Asia. Introduction
Joo Cheong Tham, Originally posted on the Australian Journal of Asian Law, 23 March 2022
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State of Emergency in Vietnamese Law: Reflections on the Government Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
VU Cong Giao and DAO Tri Uc, Originally posted on the Australian Journal of Asian Law, 23 March 2022
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Reproducing Indonesia’s Illiberal Legalism amid COVID-19: Public Health Crisis as a Means of Accumulation
Rafiqa Qurrata A’yun and Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir, Originally posted on the Australian Journal of Asian Law, 21 March 2022
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The Challenges of Administrative Law Review in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of India
Goutham Shivshankar, Originally posted in the Australian Journal of Asian Law, 21 March 2022
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Political Power and the Limits of Academic Freedom in Japan in the Era of COVID-19
Yuichiro Tsuji, Originally posted on the Australian Journal of Asian Law, 21 March 2022
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Prohibiting Hijab in Educational Institutions: A Constitutional Assessment
Farrah Ahmed, Mohsin Alam Bhat, Aparna Chandra, Raunaq Jaiswal, Gauri Pillai, Faiza Rahman, Rishika Sahgal, John Sebastian and Anup Surendranath, 17 March 2022
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Vietnam: Emergency Powers in Time of Pandemic and the Role of the Written Constitution
Le Nguyen Duy HauCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 28 September 2021
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Mural Controversies Expose the Poor Health of Indonesian Democracy
Maidina Rahmawati and Erasmus at NapitupuluOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 23 August 2021
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COVID-19 in Southeast Asia: Much More Than a Health Crisis
Gabriel Facal, Ian Wilson, Khoo Ying Hooi, Rosalia Sciortino and Sarah AndrieuOriginally posted on The Conversation, 21 August 2021
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Pre-Departure Tests for Singapore Citizens Returning Home: Possibly Constitutionally Tricky in Theory, but not in Practice
Benjamin Joshua OngCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 4 August 2021
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Preventive Detention for Bursting Myths: The Draconian National Security Act in India
Shreyam SharmaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 4 August 2021
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COVID-19 and Courts Symposium: The Active Role of the Nepalese Judiciary in Guiding Nepal’s COVID-19 Response
Manish ShresthaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 30 July 2021
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COVID-19 and Courts Symposium: India: COVID-19, the Executive, and the Judiciary
Gautam BhatiaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 26 July 2021
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Sexual Violence, Conflict and COVID-19: An Invisible Pandemic
Vincent OchiletOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 22 June 2021
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Fighting Platforms and the People, not the Pandemic: #ResignModi and Disinformation Governance in India – An Update
Maximilian Beyer and Sangeeta Mahapatra Co-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 7 June 2021
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India’s New Intermediary Guidelines: The Gloves Come Off in the Assault on Civil Liberties
Tanmay Singh and Abhinav SekhriCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 1 June 2021
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Himalayan Blunders: Nepal’s Political Crisis Amid Pandemic Puts Democratic Gains Under Strain
TOI EditCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 25 May 2021
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India: The Dubious Dilemma, Muzzling Fake News or Gagging Freedom of Speech and Expression
Toshaar Trivedi and Achyutam BhatnagarCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 12 May 2021
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The State Advances, the People Retreat: China’s Political and Legal Responses to COVID-19
Xin HeCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 4 May 2021
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The Philippines a Year under Lockdown: Continuing Executive Dominance, Threats to Democracy, and Unclear Pandemic Response
Maria Ela L. AtienzaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 26 April 2021
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Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Year in Review
Ridwanul HoqueCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 25 March 2021
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One Year After the Pandemic in Indonesia: From Health Crisis to the Crisis of Constitutional Democracy
Abdurrachman Satrio and Mohammad IbrahimCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 15 March 2021
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Surviving Executive-Led Pandemic Control in Executive-Led Hong Kong: A Year in Review
Pui-yin LoCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 3 March 2021
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COVID-19 and the Crisis in Indian Democracy
Thulasi K. RajCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 26 February 2021
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Breeding More Social Turbulence? – Thailand’s Unprepared Response to the Second Wave of COVID-19
Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang and Rawin LeelapatanaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 23 February 2021
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Mandatory Vaccination Will Not Solve Indonesia’s COVID-19 Problem
Usman HamidOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 23 February 2021
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Coronavirus and the Constitution – XXXIV: The Bombay High Court
Adv. Manoj HaritCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 14 July 2020
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Indian Courts’ Crusade Against COVID-19 and Executive Underreach
Yashasvi Jain and Hetal DoshiCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 7 July 2020
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Pandemic, Emergency & the Bangladesh Constitution: A Reflection
Kawser AhmedCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 2 July 2020
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Coronavirus and the Constitution – XXXIII: N-95 Masks and the Bombay High Court’s Dialogic Judicial Review
Aakanksha SaxenaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 28 June 2020
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Responses to COVID-19 and Japanese Criminal Justice
Reegan Grayson-Morison and Stacey Steele, 24 June 2020
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Judicial Responses to COVID-19: Japanese and Victorian Courts' Use of Technology
Reegan Grayson-Morison and Stacey Steele, 23 June 2020
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Embracing Asian Law Centre Communities and Opportunities: Alumni Gathering of Japanese Judicial Visitors
Stacey Steele, 18 June 2020
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'Judicialising' the Pandemic in Pakistan
Yasser Kureshi, 28 May 2020
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Delivering Justice During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future Use of Technology
Standing International Forum of Commercial CourtsOriginally posted on SIFCC, 29 May 2020
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Checking the Unchecked Power: The Role of the Indonesian Constitutional Court during the Pandemic
Abdurrachman SatrioOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 26 May 2020
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Coronavirus and the Constitution – XXVIII: Dialogic Judicial Review in the Gujarat and Karnataka High Courts
Vasudev Devadasan, Gautam Bhatia and Mihir NaniwadekarCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 24 May 2020
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Taking Jokowi to Court Over COVID-19: Is the Government Liable?
Linda Rae BennettOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 12 May 2020
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A Liberal Darling or an Inadvertent Hand to Dictators? Open-Ended Lawmaking and Taiwan’s Legal Response to the Covid Pandemic
Ming-Sung KuoCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 30 April 2020
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COVID-19 Lawsuits Against China
Jon BellingerCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 24 April 2020
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Will COVID-19 help Corruptors get out of Jail?
Leopold SudaryonoOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 13 April 2020
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Coronavirus and the Constitution – IX: Three Curious Bail Orders
Gautam BhatiaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 5 April 2020
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COVID-19 Pandemic, Social Distancing, and the Courts: Notes from Hong Kong
P.Y. LoCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 14 March 2020
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Women Judges Respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
International Association of Women Judges provides a database of articles showing how women judges worldwide are responding to COVID-19
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Remote Courts Worldwide
'Remote Courts Worldwide' is a database of articles showing how countries worldwide are introducing various forms of 'remote court'
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The (New) Normal under the State of Emergency in Timor Leste
Ricardo Sousa da Cunha, Originally posted on the Australian Journal of Asian Law, 21 March 2022