About APLPJ

The Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal (APLPJ) is a web-based, American legal journal covering issues in Asia and the Pacific Rim. Our objectives are to disseminate legal research by law professors, legal practitioners, social scientists, economists, and students; to increase awareness of legal issues impacting the region; and to provide a forum to discuss legal topics that fall within the Journal’s geographic scope. In addition to the web format, the journal is available through the legal databases LexisNexis and Westlaw. We invite authors to submit original manuscripts for consideration. Comments and suggestions are always welcome. Please address your comments to aplpj@hawaii.edu.

APLPJ publishes articles, translations, book reviews, essays, case notes, and comments on current topics in comparative and transnational law focused on one or more of the following countries or geographic entities: Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China (including Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macau Special Administrative Region), East Timor, Fiji, Hawai‘i, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, New Zealand, North Korea, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam.

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The Spring 2013 Editorial Board

Editors-in-Chief:  Shirley Lou-Magnuson and Adair Fincher

Managing Editor:  Ashley Uyeno

Executive Articles and Comments Editor:  Brad Sova

Senior Editors:  Bianca Isaki, Kylie Wager, Christilei Hessler, Shannon Sinton

Staff Editors:  Tim Partelow, Kevin White, Christiaan Mitchell, Ikaika Rawlins, Randall Wat, Scott Prange, Adam Mackie,  Nara Sitachitta,  Garrett Halydier, Janelle Etelagi, Stephanie Deweese

The Fall 2012 Editorial Board

Editors-in-Chief:  Shirley Lou-Magnuson and Adair Fincher

Supervising Editor:  Shannon Sinton

Managing Editor:  Ashley Uyeno

Executive Articles Editor:  Brad Sova

Executive Comments Editor:  Nicole Torres

Senior Editors:  Bianca Isaki, Kylie Wager, Christilei Hessler,

Staff Editors:  Tim Partelow, Kevin White, Christiaan Mitchell, Ikaika Rawlins, Randall Wat, Scott Prange, Adam Mackie,  Nara Sitachitta,  Garrett Halydier, Janelle Etelagi, Stephanie Deweese, Andrew Strand