The latest issue is available now! The overall aim of this volume is to see if we can better understand and comment on the role of property and its governance in the constitution of economic, social, and political life. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

China’s Path to Modernization and Legal Pluralism Davide Giacomo Zoppolato and Paolo Davide Farah's article examines how China’s engagement in shaping legal and regulatory frameworks of host countries under the BRI differs from traditional ones. See the link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Editorial of the current issue poses a direct question: Aren’t We Sick and Tired of This Broken System Called “International Law”? See the link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Professor Weidong Ji's essay examines the Metaverse phenomenon and concludes twelve fundamental digital-age juridical propositions from subject interaction ordering mechanisms, leading to profound legal implications in the digital era. See the link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The latest issue is available now! This collection critically explores how the BRI shapes regional legal landscapes, promotes regulatory convergence, and impacts sovereignty and governance. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

👏 👏 👏 The result of the 2025 AsianJLS-ALSA Graduate Student Paper Competition is out now! 2025 Winner: Amalina Yasmin Binti Mohd Sokri (@anucrawfordschool.bsky.social) 2025 Honorable Mention: Arpeeta Shams Mizan (@bristoluni.bsky.social) Please check the link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Lawrence Repeta's review article "Japan’s Constitution as the Foundation of Statehood, Governance, and Individual Rights" on the The Annotated Constitution of Japan: A Handbook. By Colin P.A. Jones. See the link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Laura Harrison's review article "The Politico-Legal Institutionalisation of Blind Status and Subjecthood in Early Modern Japan" on the Blind in Early Modern Japan: Disability, Medicine, and Identity. By Wei Yu Wayne Tan. See the link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Open Access!☺️ Lynette J. Chua's inaugural presidential address features three recently published monographs to draw attention to research by the next generation of scholars and to show how they contribute to the field. See the link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Junshu Ye and Xinrui Li's article rejects the cultural explanation of the married-out women in China. Instead, they attribute it to the majority’s tyranny under the current villagers self-government and collective property rights. See the link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Maria Kazak and Elīna Rancāne's article engages in a comprehensive analysis of the historical processes leading to the destruction of the Original Nations of Belarus and Latvia. See the link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Xiangning Xu's article explores the reasons that divorce petitions by trafficked women in China were denied in courts. Xu argues that the systematic denials are enabled by a hegemonic legal consciousness within the Circuit of Trafficking. See the link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Seonwha Kim's article analyzes the discourse in the comfort women litigations that reveal the deficiency of jurisprudence in Korea regarding how to address the issue of coloniality. See the link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Ani Sarkissian's review article "Defining Boundaries: Anti-Cult Laws, Religious Rights, and Iranian Statehood" on the Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran: A Socio-Legal Analysis. By Sajjad Adeliyan Tous and James T. Richardson See the link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Stithorn Thananithichot's review article "Global Disruption and Societal Shifts in the Early Days of COVID-19" on the Reconfiguring Global Societies in the Pre-Vaccination Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Edited by Jack Fong See the link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Tu Thien Huynh's article explores Vietnam’s distinctive approach to data privacy regulation and its implications for the established understandings of privacy law. See the link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Professor Karisma Karisma and Felicity Deane's article examines the specific legal and regulatory hurdles hindering the incorporation of P2P energy trading systems in these two jurisdictions: Malaysia and Australia. See the link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The latests issue is available now! Under the theme “Separate and Unequal in Asia and Beyond,” research papers reflect on how law has been mobilised to normalise discrimination, colonisation, and disenfranchisement of peoples and groups across Asian regions. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🚨🚨🚨We’re inviting submissions for a special issue of the Asian Journal of Law and Society (AJLS) focused on "Courts and Governance in Asia." The CfP due will be 31 July 2025. For more details, check the link below. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Elnur Karimov's article, Using Second Life as a case study, demonstrates how metaverse regulations undermine users’ intellectual property rights and control over their creations. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🚨🚨🚨AsianJLS-ALSA Graduate Student Paper Competition is back now! The CfP due will be 31 July 2025. For more details, check the link below. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🚨🚨🚨We’re inviting submissions for a special issue of the Asian Journal of Law and Society (AJLS) focused on "Relational Turn in Law: Practices and Implications in Asia." The CfP due will be 31 Aug 2025. For more details, check the link below. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Professor Adis Nur Hayati's article analyses the issue of dark patterns in digital platforms from Indonesia’s consumer protection law perspective. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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By examining the curious case of 65-B certificates in India, this article argues that despite ongoing digital transformations, law essentially remains a technology of paper. See Prof. Shikhar Goel's essay on the 65-B Certificates in India! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🚨Reminder! 🚨 The CfP for the "AI Sovereignty and International Law" will close in less than a month! The submission requires: (1) a proposed title of your manuscript, (2) an abstract (150 words) Deadline for submissions: 15 April 2025 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

In any case, with the AI-driven era, “the Algorithmic Leviathan” is becoming an extremely powerful dominating force that countries and laws must confront. See Ji Weidong's essay on The transmutation of sovereignty in digital era www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila after the ICC warrant. It may be timely to look back at this article which focuses on extra-judicial killing in the Philippines during the first year and a half of Duterte’s war on drugs. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

We’re inviting submissions for a special issue of the Asian Journal of Law and Society (AJLS) focused on "Law and Anthropology in Asia." For more details, check the link below. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Asian Journal of Law and Society 11(4) is now available online! Faced with rapid digital technology transformation, the latest special issue “Digital Transformation and Law in Asia”, including 7 essays, reflects on its legal implications for societies worldwide. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...