Asia's New Legal Frontier: 7 New Titles on Cross-Border Law from Hong Kong to Central Asia
Asia's legal landscape keeps outpacing the English-language literature written for international practitioners. This week CLNZ Books adds seven titles that address that gap directly – from film censorship law across four Asia-Pacific jurisdictions to a second edition arbitration handbook now covering Mainland China, Japan and Singapore.
Regional and comparative studies anchor the selection. A Central Asian Perspective on International Law (Hart Publishing) is the first single-volume account of how Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have built their own schools of international law since 1991 – timely as the competing interests of China, Russia, the US and the EU intensify in the region. Multinationals and Human Rights in Asia (Hart) marks the fifteenth anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights with case studies from Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Thailand and India.
Enforcement is the second thread. Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property in Asia (Oxford University Press) surveys ten jurisdictions – from Japan and China to Singapore and India – on how far criminal sanctions are actually used against IP infringement, including a new chapter on generative AI's effect on enforcement. Tying in Digital Platforms under Competition Law in China, the EU and the US (Kluwer) puts the EU's Google and Microsoft fines side by side with China's Tencent decision, showing two very different theories of digital-market harm at work.
Two practical references complete the update. Commercial and Economic Law in China (Kluwer, 3rd ed) remains the standard quick-reference for lawyers advising on Chinese commercial transactions without a China law background. And Film Censorship in the Asia-Pacific Region (Routledge) is a genuinely original comparative study – four jurisdictions, four censorship traditions, and original interviews with the film practitioners and regulators who live inside the system.
For arbitration collections, the second edition of Anselmo Reyes's The Practice of International Commercial Arbitration: A Handbook for Arbitrators and Arbitration Lawyers in Asia now reaches well beyond its original Hong Kong scope into Mainland China, Japan and Singapore, and has been added to our Arbitration & Dispute Resolution 2026 catalogue.
All seven titles are available now, with worldwide shipping included and institutional invoicing on request.
Q&A
Where can I buy these new Asia and comparative law titles?
All seven are available directly from CLNZ Books, with worldwide shipping included.
Which jurisdictions do these titles collectively cover?
Hong Kong, Mainland China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, South Korea, the Philippines, India, Vietnam and the five Central Asian states.
Is there a new edition covering arbitration in China, Japan and Singapore?
Yes, the second edition of The Practice of International Commercial Arbitration by Anselmo Reyes expands from Hong Kong into Mainland China, Japan and Singapore.
Does any title address AI's effect on IP or arbitration practice?
Yes, Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property in Asia includes a chapter on generative AI and IP enforcement.
Are these suitable for university law libraries?
Yes, all seven are aimed at academic and professional law libraries, practitioners and policy researchers working on Asia-Pacific and comparative international law.