From the Chief Editor
Law reform has become popular in jurisdictions around the world and in Singapore as well. Such reform should arguably be placed under an analytical microscope since the repercussions are wide and varied. Unlike common law decisions in the courts that may be more readily overturned on a daily basis, statutory provisions once set are often not substantially amended till some time later. Bearing this in mind, in this final issue of the semester, Juris explores the mechanisms by which Singapore revises its laws and also comments on recent amendments to laws that have caught public attention. The laws punishing inadvertent AIDS transmission, the amendments to the Land Titles (Strata) Act and new proposed anti-sexual grooming laws are examples that are further discussed within the folds. On a slightly separate note, we include a legal update on the case of Spandeck v. DSTA, touted to be the local Donoghue v. Stevenson, and a write-up on the recently-concluded Mallal Moots.
We also take cognisance of the Myanmar crisis and hope to prevent the issue from regressing to a faint memory. As such, we have included two articles that provide direction for a possible stance that ASEAN should take. This acts as a fitting prelude to the 21st Singapore Law Review Lecture on “From Constructive Engagement to Collective Revulsion: The 2007 Myanmar Precedent” to be delivered by Professor Lim Chin Leng of the University of Hong Kong. The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion by Professor Lim, Ms. Braema Mathi,a former nominated MP and president of AWARE, Mr. Marc Myo, a Myanmese undergraduate in Singapore and moderated by Associate Professor Simon Tay of the NUS Law Faculty. We invite all who feel passionately about the crisis to join us on 9 November 2007, 6.30pm at the Multipurpose Auditorium, Bukit Timah Campus.
I hope that reading Juris would afford you a brief respite from your daily grind. To our student readers, best of luck for the upcoming examinations!
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The Singapore Law Review returns after a brief hiatus — volume 25 of the only student-run legal journal in Singapore has been published. Featuring articles from the Singapore Law Review Writing Competition 2007, this issue of the journal also includes text from the 19th and 20th Singapore Law Review Lectures, an interview with the Chief Justice of Australia, the Honourable Anthony Murray Gleeson, and a memorial to R.H. Hickling. Click Read More for a complete listing of the articles in this issue of the Singapore Law Review.