Law and Policy Database

The Climate Change Action Plan for the Ministry of Information is the action plan of the ministry for responding to the threats and opportunities from climate change. The ministry has identified five prioritized action areas responding to climate change for implementation. The implementation of the measures will will raise public awareness about the climate change and response measures both adapting to new climate and reducing carbon footprint.

The fundamental law declares that the State of Indonesia shall be a unitary state in the form of a republic. Sovereignty is in the hands of the people and implemented according to the constitution. It provides for the structure of government, the territory of Indonesia, citizenship and recognition of human rights.

This Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) outlines the response of the Industry and Handicraft Sectors to the risks of climate change. This CCAP identifies priority issues and strategic objectives in the sectoral Climate Change Strategic Plan. It also sets out planned actions to implement prioritized policies.

The constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste defines citizenship in the state and its territory and applies the principle of decentralization in territorial organization. It recognizes the Fundamental Rights, Duties, Freedoms and Guarantees as well as certain Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

The fundamental law of Thailand declares that its Kingdom is one and indivisible and that it adopts a democratic regime of government with the King as Head of State. The constitution enshrines the rights and liberties, as well as duties, of the Thai people, and the duties of the government.

The purpose of the Energy Sector Plan is to provide a comprehensive plan for the energy sector to deliver outcomes consistent with the overarching Strategy for the Development of Samoa (SDS) 2012-2016, with due regard for cross-cutting issues including emphasizing the importance of raising living standards, increasing resilience and boosting productivity for sustainable development. The aspirational goal of the Plan is essentially to decrease imported energy use, decrease losses, minimize energy demand, and increase indigenous energy sources.

A rape victim filed a case on her own, without support or corroboration of her family who had compromised with the accused. The court said that it is well settled that if the statement of the prosecutrix is considered trustworthy, no corroboration would be needed.

The Joint National Action Plan (JNAP) for Climate Change Adaptation & Disaster Risk Management details a holistic strategy for a collaborative effort to address risk in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The JNAP builds on the Disaster Risk Management National Actional Plan.

The case involves the crime of rape, with the victim committing suicide after a rape. An out-of-court compromise was reached between the family of the victim and the accused. While the court found evidence on record that the rape was committed, the witnesses became hostile and resiled from their evidence.

The National Forest Plan (NFP) of Papua New Guinea supports the initiative towards achieving economic recovery and nation building through the development of the nation's natural resources including the forest resources. The NFP's main objectives are the management and protection of the nation’s forest resource as a renewable natural assets, as well the utilization of the nation’s forest resources to achieve economic growth, employment creation, greater Papua New Guinean participation in industry and increased viable onshore processing.