By Nisha Rajoo
White collar crimes are more renowned as being corporate or commercial crimes, with fraud, bribery and embezzlement the more common acts of deviance that continue to make the headlines (Bernie Madoff, anyone?). However, Edwin Sutherland, the American sociologist who first coined the term ‘white-collar crime’, defined it in rather broad terms as “a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation”. Under the umbrella of such crimes lie political deviance, in the form of politicians and governmental officials who …

Hello Law School and Friends,
For the uninitiated, it’s a mere game of luck: push your chips in, roll the dice and then hope for the best. For those who are little more experienced, it gets more complicated: the stake increases, odds are calculated and even your opponent’s slight twitch of an eyebrow matters.
Gambling is the one vice everyone hates to love. It appeals to everybody simply because it allows one to get rich, without trying too hard. For the delusional souls out there, it is a very attractive and addictive …

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 …

After almost a year of hard work and endless hours at the drawing board, the 26th volume of the Singapore Law Review is finally seeing publication this March 2009. The 250 page volume boasts articles not only from Singapore, but also from Canada and the United Kingdom amongst others. A wide range of topics were also included in this volume of the SLR, from the Rule of Law in Estonia and Ukraine to an enlightening interview with the Right Honourable Baron Leonard Hoffmann. The 26th volume of the SLR promises …

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