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CNN Special Report: Asian Legal Systems

June 29, 2000
Web posted at: 6:02 p.m. EDT (2202 GMT)

From China's efforts to rebuild its justice system two decades after the Cultural Revolution to U. N. attempts to build a legal system in the newly independent East Timor, laws and legal systems across Asia are changing. CNN correspondents in the region report from Pakistan, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Japan and Malaysia.

CNN Interactive correpondent Raju Chebium looks at how India's new e-commerce law will advance the country's position as an emerging superpower in the global high-tech industry.

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CNN's Mike Chinoy reports on the country's struggling legal system and the people who must endure it QuickTime Play Real 28K 80K Windows Media 28K 80K

Cambodia works to change 'culture of impunity'

PHNOM PHEN, Cambodia (CNN) -- Cambodia's Khmer Rouge killed many of the country's judges and lawyers during its brutal four-year rule in the 1970s, leaving behind a system that made the rich and influential above the law.

Hong Kong Bureau Chief Mike Chinoy reports that many Cambodians believe trying surviving Khmer Rouge leaders could be the first step in building confidence in the system.

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CNN Beijing Bureau Chief Rebecca MacKinnon says legal aid programs and young lawyers are giving Chinese people a voice in the system. QuickTime Play Real 28K 80K Windows Media 28K 80K

China works to expand legal system

BEIJING (CNN) -- China is working to train new lawyers and judges so even its poorest citizens will have access to the legal system.

Beijing Bureau Chief Rebecca MacKinnon reports the Chinese government is still rebuilding its justice system, two decades after the Cultural Revolution.

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CNN's Atika Shubert takes a look at the U.N.'s attempts to build a legal system in a newly independent area. QuickTime Play Real 28K 80K Windows Media 28K 80K

U.N. helps build East Timorese legal system from scratch

DILI, East Timor (CNN)-- The United Nations is working to help East Timor build its own legal system as the former Indonesian territory prepares for self-rule.

Atkia Shubert reports that after years of watching Indonesia use the law as a tool of repression and the violence that followed last year's independence vote, many East Timorese are reluctant to embrace justice instead of vengeance.

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Military government draws accusations of cronyism in the legal system QuickTime Play Real 28K 80K Windows Media 28K 80K

Pakistan struggles to reform legal system in wake of coup

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's military government took power last year, promising reforms after what it called the corrupt regime of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

New Dehli Bureau Chief Satinder Bindra looks at the challenge of changing the country's legal system after years of cronyism and political intimidation.

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CNN's Marina Kamimura reports from Tokyo on efforts to change the way people think QuickTime Play Real 28K 80K Windows Media 28K 80K

Japanese lawyers try to change attitudes about domestic violence

TOKYO (CNN) -- Domestic violence is a growing problem for Japanese women, but traditional attitudes and an absence of laws protecting women from abuse have made it hard for victims to get help.

Tokyo Bureau Chief Marina Kamimura reports some Japanese lawmakers are working to change that.

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Interactive Correspondent Allison Tom explains what the Chinese government is doing to regulate Internet usage QuickTime Play Real 28K 80K Windows Media 28K 80K

China struggles with censorship in Internet age

BEIJING (CNN) -- China's communist government has passed new laws to maintain its control over the flow of information as the Internet becomes more widespread.

Allison Tom reports that Internet censorship is proving to be difficult and is creating a number of practical problems.

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CNN's Kasra Naji looks at criticism directed at the country's judicial system QuickTime Play Real 28K 80K Windows Media 28K 80K

Malaysian political struggle raises questions about court system

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (CNN) -- A group of international legal organizations angered Malaysian officials by questioning the independence of the country's judiciary.

Kasra Naji reports the trial of a high-ranking opposition leader on sex charges has prompted charges that the government is using the court as a political weapon.

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