Dear Law School and friends,
The start of a new academic year always brings new beginnings. A new academic year also means that we welcome a new batch of freshmen into our school. This necessarily means – at least for  me – an inane amount of Facebook stalking as I prowl the website for frivolous information about every new student coming in. It’s great fun, really. Okay, I’m kidding. (Or am I?)
On a more serious note though, the consequences resulting from the wide availability of private information online have begun to …

Dear Law School and friends,
After the controversy surrounding the November 2009 issue, Juris has decided that we will no longer publish anything sensational. Hence, on behalf of the Juris team, I apologise for this month’s boring choice of “Sex”.
Actually, this is just what happens when you allow young male Associate Editors to choose the theme which they would be most interested in writing on.
I initially balked. However, the guys had a point. We predict that this shall be the issue with the highest number of views, ever. (What, you thought this was on feminism …

After months of non-stop editing, the SLR is proud to present Volume 27, a special volume containing insightful articles by selected finalists in the SLR International Writing Symposium on the topic of “Discrimination and the Law: A Help or a Hindrance?”. The articles discuss legal developments and issues of concern in countries like Australia, New Zealand and India, contributing to the lively discourse in these areas. Special mention goes to an article on racial and religious hate speech in Singapore, as well as the Attorney General’s speech at the 22nd SLR …

Hello Law School and friends,
This November, we touch on the intersection between law and medicine. This intersection is inevitable. This is largely because all lawyers fall sick at some point in their life.
So last month, I was sitting in the doctor’s office when he starts reminiscing about the fierce rivalry between the Law and Medicine faculties in the 1990s. He asks me if it is still the case. I say somewhat.
“I remember the female law students were very pretty. We would go and look at them,” says the doctor dreamily. …

“Would you steal a car?”
OK, we know how this one goes. But how about:
“Would you steal chicken rice?”
Recently, Malaysia has said it wants to ‘lay claim’ on ‘Malaysian’ food which, perhaps ironically, apparently includes Hainanese chicken rice.
Is it really possible to copyright a dish that is sold in practically every hawker centre here and across the Straits?
This brings to mind a little-known fact about something else which is even more popular – the Happy Birthday song.
The most popular tune in the world was written by two sisters, and the song …