Recent engagement with international human rights norms by the courts of Singapore, Malaysia, and Philippines
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DOI: 10.1093/icon/moab006
Abstract: This article makes two claims about international human rights norms in three English-speaking courts in Southeast Asia. First, the courts are engaging with the norms, contrary to the prevailing view that the four-walls and dualist… read more here.
Keywords: law; human rights; recent engagement; international human ... See more keywords
Censoring Speech in Democracies: South Korea
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DOI: 10.5509/2024974-art3
Abstract: In South Korea, both conservatives and progressives restrict allegedly harmful speech, claiming to protect democracy and individual rights. Conservatives restrict “pro-communist” and pro-LGBT speech, while progressives target racist slurs and especially “far-right” speech supporting Japanese… read more here.
Keywords: democracy; south korea; rights norms; speech ... See more keywords