Earlier this year, the Sultan of Brunei announced further implementation of Sharia law in his southeast Asian country, including implementation of the provisions in Syariah Penal Code Order, 2013 (SPCO) on stoning for the offences of adultery and homosexual sex. (See
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Brunei Now Penalizes Homosexuality with Death by Stoning
At a time when much of the world is accepting LGBTQ individuals and relationships, the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction in the small nation of Brunei. Earlier this month, Brunei put into force a new set of harsh…
AAML Disapproves of Brunei’s New Penal Code
By Family Law
From PR Newswire:The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), www.aaml.org, condemns the introduction of the Brunei revised penal code, which mandates the death penalty for offences including adultery and extramarital sexual relations and homosexual acts. "The penal codes of states and countries…
Brunei Enacts Gay Sex Stoning Laws
By Family Law
From BBC News:Brunei is introducing strict new Islamic laws that make anal sex and adultery offences punishable by stoning to death.The new measures, that come into force on Wednesday, also cover a range of other crimes including punishment for theft…
Brunei Further Implements Its Sharia Penal Law– The Details
There has been extensive coverage in the press in recent days regarding the Sultan of Brunei’s further implementation of Sharia law in his southeast Asian nation. Press coverage has focused on implementation of the provisions on stoning for the offences…
Will the U.S. Re-Join the (CP)TPP?
On February 21, the final version of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (“CPTPP”) was released ahead of its official signing, which is scheduled for March 8, 2018. The CPTPP reduces tariffs between 11 nations: Australia, Brunei, Canada,…
Trans-Pacific Partnership: A Final Deal Reached Without the United States
Earlier this week, the remaining 11 parties to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations announced the conclusion of negotiations and that an agreement will be signed on March 8, 2018. The parties to the agreement (rebranded as the Comprehensive and Progressive…
IP Provisions of the TPP May Not Satisfy the Pharmaceutical Industry
On October 5, 2015, agreement was reached on the text for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. The 12 signatories (United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, Chile, and Peru) now have two years to…
Sultan of Brunei Praises UN 2030 Development Agenda
“Our People, Our Future” is Theme for ASEAN
Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, Crown Prince of Brunei told the United Nations General Assembly yesterday that, as current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), his country has chosen the theme “Our People, Our Future,” to highlight the role of…