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Asian Courts And Lgbt Rights, Holning Lau
Asian Courts And Lgbt Rights, Holning Lau
Holning Lau
Intellectual Property, Asian Philosophy And The Yin-Yang School, Peter K. Yu
Intellectual Property, Asian Philosophy And The Yin-Yang School, Peter K. Yu
Peter K. Yu
As an introduction to a special issue on intellectual property philosophy, this article focuses on insights from Asian thought. Such a focus is needed not only to provide balance within this special issue, which includes articles focusing primarily on Western philosophy, but also to highlight the compatibility between Asian philosophy and the notion of intellectual property rights. More importantly, this article aims to demonstrate that Asian philosophy may suggest new ways to address the ongoing and highly complex intellectual property challenges confronting emerging economies and the digital environment.
This article begins by providing a brief discussion of the many different …
When Socrates Meets Confucius: Teaching Creative And Critical Thinking Across Cultures Through Multilevel Socratic Method, Erin Ryan
Erin Ryan
Constitutional Afterlife: The Continuing Impact Of Thailand's Postpolitical Constitution, Tom Ginsburg
Constitutional Afterlife: The Continuing Impact Of Thailand's Postpolitical Constitution, Tom Ginsburg
Tom Ginsburg
Thailand’s constitution of 1997 introduced profound changes into the country’s governance, creating a “postpolitical” democratic structure in which an intricate array of guardian institutions served to limit the role of elected politicians. Ultimately, the constitutional structure was undermined in a military coup against populist billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, who had taken over many of the institutions designed to constrain political power. Nonetheless, the 1997 constitution appears to be having a significant afterlife, in that its institutional innovations have survived the enactment of a new Constitution and continue to constrain the political process. This article describes the Thai situation and speculates on …