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 …

If you missed our Recruitment tea earlier today, you did not really miss anything (except the food part). You can still apply to become a member by submitting your application by 22 August 2007 (Wednesday), 5 pm. Read here for more details.

The Singapore Law Review (SLR) Writing Competition & Symposium returned in AY 2006/2007 after a brief hiatus. The theme of the Competition was “Legal Developments in a Changing World”. We decided on this broad theme because we wanted to give students the greatest flexibility to write on any topic they wanted, in order to encourage as many students as possible to submit their essays. Well, it worked! We received entries from Law undergraduate, graduate and exchange students. There were so many entries that we had a hard time selecting the …

Can Intellectual Property (IP) ethics be taught? How precarious is the position of home-users now? Do the authorities have the right to monitor what I do in my personal space? How many pieces of music and videos can I download before I cross the threshold of liability?
These topics of discussion were bounced about in the 20th Annual Singapore Law Review Lecture: A Panel Discussion on “Music, Video & Movie File Sharing: Trends & Implications”. The spotlight was thrown on the development of IP law in Singapore, with a particular focus …