But change could be on the horizon. In 2024, the Philippines’ House of Representatives—the lower chamber of the legislature—passed a bill that aimed to institutionalize absolute divorce, which ...

The new Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) is officially in effect as of January 2, 2026, but key implementing regulations ...

Indonesia’s long-awaited new Criminal Code, which has come under fire for its bans on pre-marital sex and insults to the ...

In its development, the Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code have been accompanied by various controversies.

Indonesia has begun enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country ...

From increased impaired driving fines to more Vitamin D in your dairy, here's a look at some of the most significant changes ...

Indonesia's new criminal code, which will make crimes of premarital sex and insulting the state when it takes effect on ...

"Civil jail is served in the same prisons as criminal jail. There are no separate prisons for civil offenders." ...

Under the new rules, effective on July 1 next year, all entities involved in the design, production, import, maintenance and ...

For the last two months, MMRDA officials as well as the state’s political top brass, expecting the electoral code of conduct ...

High Court held that review jurisdiction is limited and cannot be used to re-argue issues already decided. In the absence of an error apparent on record, the review petition was ...

The issue was whether mutation could be refused solely because it was sought on the basis of a will. The Supreme Court held that such refusal was erroneous and restored mutation, clarifying that ...