Editorial
What exactly are “human rights”? The term has come under much public scrutiny after it was characterised as a way for foreign “fanatics” to impose their views unto Singapore. Is this the new form of colonialism by the West?
Notwithstanding the polemic views in this area, there is something universal about human rights. The best evidence of this is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which turns 60 this year. It arose out of a devastating world war and out of a common sentiment that if a state was left …

MELANIE HONG
First Year NUS Law, Deputy Juris Editor, SLR

Some light has finally been shed on the otherwise murky arena of prosecutorial discretion- we now know what the Attorney-General Professor Walter Woon regards as crucial to meting out sentences.
As Professor Woon highlighted, the concept of justice is a fluid one. Between geographical boundaries and with the passing of time, it morphs to take on different appearances and what was considered just fifty years ago may no longer be considered as such in the modern context. With the notion of …

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You are cordially invited to the
22ND Singapore Law Review Lecture 2008

A Lecture by the Honourable Attorney-General of the Republic of Singapore,
Professor Walter Woon SC
on
“Crime and Punishment: the Problems of Sentencing”
on Friday, 19 September 2008, 6.00 – 8.00pm
at the Viewing Gallery of the Supreme Court, Level 8

Followed by refreshments thereafter
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