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Law in ASEAN

General

ASEAN Law Association
Non-governmental organisation of lawyers in the ASEAN region. Website includes official documents of the organisation as well as information on the various legal systems in ASEAN.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations
The official homepage of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is maintained by the ASEAN Secretariat. Useful information at this site includes agreements signed at ASEAN Summits, treaties and various other political documents (incl. the ASEAN Charter).

The EC-ASEAN Intellectual Property Rights Cooperation Programme (ECAP II)
Documentation of the efforts undertaken jointly by the EU and ASEAN in the promotion of the protection of intellectual property rights.
 

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Attorney General's Chambers (Jabatan Peguam Negara)
Full texts of Brunei legislation and selected orders.

Government Gazette
The site lists the Government Gazettes from 1988. Mostly available in English. Gazettes from 2008 are available in full text.

High Court of Brunei Decisions
Available on the CommonLII website (1987-).

Judiciary Brunei Darussalam
Official website of the Judiciary of Brunei Darussalam providing information on court structures and procedures.

The Prime Minister's Office of Brunei Darussalam
Gateway to official information on the government of Brunei.

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Arbitration Council
Digests and awards of major cases decided by this independent tribunal which presides over collective labour disputes. Full texts of labour laws and regulations are also made available here.

ASEAN project - Cambodia
Cambodian environmental legislation and regulations are made available by the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law.

Cambodia Commercial Laws
Full texts of Cambodian commercial laws and regulations.

Cambodia Human Rights
Contains Cambodian human rights news reports and seminar reports as well as links to Cambodian human rights NGOs. Managed by the Asian Human Rights Commission.

Council of Jurists, Office of the Council of Ministers
The Council assists the government ministries in drafting legal texts. Fundamental laws and regulations of Cambodia are available online.

Kingdom of Cambodia
The official Royal Government of Cambodia website.

Legal Aid of Cambodia
Information on the work of the LAC.

National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Information on the structure and organisation of Cambodia's parliament.

Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the United Nations
Information on a variety of topics relating to the United Nations and Cambodia.

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ASEAN project - Indonesia
Indonesian environmental legislation and regulations are made available by the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law.

Department of Foreign Affairs (Departemen Luar Negeri)
Information on Indonesia's international relations as well as foreign policies.

Direktorat Jenderal Bea & Cukai (Directorate General of Customs and Excise)
Access to customs and excise laws and regulations of Indonesia.
Note: English version currently not available

House of Representatives
Listing and full texts of laws passed by Indonesia's Parliament since 2004.

Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM)
Indonesian investment laws and regulations, and information on Indonesian intellectual property rights.

Nasional Portal Republic of Indonesia
Indonesia's official government portal. Information on work carried out by various government ministries and access to selected laws.

NUS Libraries database

Indonesian Legal Digest
Subscription database providing access to a selection of laws in English via Hukumonline.
Access: NUS staff and students to obtain User ID and Password to access database by filling the Declaration Form for Users of Electronic Resources.

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ASEAN project - Laos
Environmental legislation, regulations and government documents of Laos are obtainable from the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law.

National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Information on the functions of the National Assembly and full texts of selected legislation.

Permanent Mission of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Useful links to Lao government websites.

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Attorney General's Chambers (Jabatan Peguam Malaysia)
Information on the work of the Malaysian AGC. Contains the Laws of Malaysia (LOM) and status of the latest Malaysian court decisions.

Bursa Malaysia
The stock exchange of Malaysia provides information relating to the Malaysian securities industry and capital market.

Chief Registrar's Office, Federal Court of Malaysia (Makhamah Persekutuan Malaysia)
Official website of the Malaysian courts providing access to full texts of selected Federal Court, Court of Appeal, High Court and Subordinate Court decisions.

The Malaysian Bar (Badan Peguam Malaysia)
Information on the practice of law in Malaysia. Resources include the governing laws of Malaysia, Bar Council rulings and practice directions from the courts. Also contains articles by legal professionals as well as legal directories.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Wisma Putra)
Information on Malaysia's foreign policy.

myGovernment
The Malaysian government's official portal for information and services.

Parlimen Malaysia (Parliament of Malaysia)
Malaysian Acts, bills, Hansard (currently no English translation) and order papers.

Sabah Lawnet
Official website of the State Attorney-General's Chambers, state of Sabah, containing the state's enactments, ordinances, rules, regulations or by-laws.

NUS Libraries databases

CLJ Law
Subscription database containing Malaysian cases, legislation, articles, practice notes and legislative forms.
Access: NUS staff and students to obtain User ID and Password to access database by filling the Declaration Form for Users of Electronic Resources.

PNMB-LawNet
Subscribers to this database have access to Malaysian Acts, bills, legislative supplements, and government gazettes.
Access: NUS staff and students to obtain User ID and Password to access database by filling the Declaration Form for Users of Electronic Resources.

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ASEAN project - Mynamar
Environmental legislation and regulations of Myanmar are obtainable from the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law.

Burma Lawyer's Council
Contains information about Myanmar legal resources. Also contains the full text of the Journal of Constitutional Affairs.

Ministries in Myanmar
Links to various ministries provided by Myanmar.com.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Information on Myanmar's foreign policy and full texts of government declarations.

Permanent Mission of the Union of Myanmar to the United Nations and other International Organizations
Full texts of selected Myanmar laws, proclamations and notifications, and other useful links.

 

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ASEAN project - Philippines
Environmental legislation and regulations of Philippines are obtainable from the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law.

Chan Robles Virtual Law Library
ChanRobles LawNet presents a goldmine of Philippine legal resources including

Department of Justice
Opinions of the Secretary of Justice as well as rules and procedures relating to the administration of justice.

LAWPHiL Project
Project of the Arellano Law Foundation to digitise and make available through the internet all Philippine laws, statutes, jurisprudence, presidential decrees, executive orders, administrative orders, lawyers' tools and other legal materials.

Republic of the Philippines
Official government portal.

Supreme Court of the Philippines
Supreme Court decisions (1996-), circulars and orders (1994-), and Rules of Court.

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Please refer to Law in Singapore.

 

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Administrative Court
Information on court structure and procedure.

Ministry of Justice
Full text legislation and information on the work of the Ministry.

Royal Thai Government
The official homepage of the Thai government provides information on government policies as well as links to the various government ministries.

Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI)
TISI is the national standards body of Thailand. This site offers useful information such as TISI standards, and relevant laws and ministerial regulations.

Thailand Law Forum
Thailand's English language resource containing summaries of Supreme Court opinions, selected Thai legislation, full texts of earlier issues of the Thailand Law Journal and the latest legal news.

TLRC (Law Reform Commission, Office of the Council of State)
Databases containing selected Thai legislation and court decisions. Some available only in Thai.

WashLaw: Thailand
Thai legislation on a variety of topics. Maintained by Washburn University School of Law.

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ASEAN project - Vietnam
Environmental legislation, regulations and government documents of Vietnam are obtainable from the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law.

Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the United States of America
Information on Vietnam's political structure, economy and foreign affairs. Links to various government ministries.

Government Web Portal
Official website of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Information on the functions and activities of the Vietnam legislature.

Lexadin: Legislation: Vietnam
Links to selected Vietnamese legislation in English.

YKVN Lawyers
Website of one of the leading law firms in Vietnam. Contains several useful articles in English.

Indexes

AsianLII

LII

WorldLII

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