The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday called for lasting solutions to Myanmar’s displacement and refugee crisis, warning that the outcome must enable refugees to return home with guarantees for a safe future.
Senior UN officials underscored the importance of allowing
Making Connections: The ASLH Author-Meets Reader Series
We recently received a reminder of one of the advantages of membership in the American Society for Legal History. Some years back, the ASLH decided to supplement and, to a certain extent, supplant, “author-meets-reader” sessions at its annual meeting,
Why Asia Still Lacks a Regional Human Rights System
Introduction
More than 75 years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948, Asia still lacks a binding regional human rights (hereinafter, “HR”) framework. This is not surprising, given that Asia is home to more
FCPA Enforcement Actions In Other Southeast Asian Countries
Malaysia dispatch: revisiting the ‘To Kill A Movement’ exhibition
Myanmar announces bilateral Rohingya repatriation as ICJ genocide case continues
Myanmar announced on Saturday that it had undertaken steps to receive Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh and will continue working with the country to support the return of those it verifies as former residents of Rakhine State, maintaining that the repatriation
10 Sources I discovered while writing my (second) book
During the 12+ years I spent
working on Fear of the False: Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia, I came across some truly incredible primary sources.
In this 2nd guest post for August, I’d
Two More Down as the Bell Continues to Toll for TPS
Just hours after publication of our earlier alert, USCIS issued updated guidance confirming that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for both Burma (Myanmar) and South Sudan is terminated effective August 7, 2026. USCIS stated that TPS-based Employment Authorization Documents (EADs)
Duane Morris & Selvam Recognised as a Regional and Specialist firm in India Business Law Journal’s 2026 Foreign Firms Leading on India report
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Reading the Fine Print: USCIS Clarifies TPS Placeholder Dates Following Supreme Court Ruling
Thank you to Selene Malench for her contributions.
This blog post was first published as an alert.
As we previously covered, the Supreme Court’s decision in Mullin v. Doe cleared the way for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to terminate