Welcome to the LAWASIA Journal

The LAWASIA Journal is published under the editorship of Dr Lisa Toohey and Dr Jonathan Crowe within the Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law at the TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland. The Editorial Board includes prestigious scholars and members of the judiciary from the Asia Pacific region.

The Journal is produced by the Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law on behalf of LAWASIA, the law association for Asia and the Pacific. LAWASIA is a professional association of representatives of bar councils, law associations, individual lawyers, law firms and corporations principally from the Asia Pacific.

Previous editions of the Journal have featured contributions by prominent judges and legal academics. The 2008 edition featured an article by Chief Justice Robert French of the High Court of Australia, along with academic pieces from authors in Australia, Bangladesh, China, Japan and the United Kingdom.