Jul 19
Symposium Shortlist
The Singapore Law Review is proud to present the Shortlist for the International Writing Symposium 2008. Overall we received many entries, many of which were fascinating in their own right and reflected the international nature of the competition. We were very much encouraged despite the fact that this is the inaugural competition. Even so, this caused the Shortlist judges some difficulty in selecting the best. Nevertheless, listed below (in no particular order) will be presenting their essays in the National University of Singapore from 25 to 26 August 2008.
- Emmi Okada (University of Sydney, Australia) “The Indigenous, the Imperial and the International: A Contextual Comparison of Laws Concerning the Ainu of Japan and Australian Aborigines”
- Attaran, Naghmeh (McGill University, Canada) “THE STRUGGLE FOR ACCESS TO ALTERNATE BOOK FORMATS BY PRINT-DISABLED STUDENTS”
- Greg Miller (University of Western Ontario, Canada) “Can a Corporation Sue for Discrimination?”
- Shruti Viswanathan (National Law School of India University, India) “Anti-discriminatory Laws: Rationale, Objectives and Functioning - A Comparison of Indian and Brazilian Laws”
- Shatadru Chakraborty (NALSAR University of Law, India) “DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WORKERS UNDER THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES ACT, 2005 – A HINDRANCE TO INDIA’S DEVELOPMENT”
- Anjana Agarwal (National Law School of India University, India) “FAMILY PLANNING POLICIES AND RESULTANT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE GIRL CHILD – A STUDY OF INDIA AND CHINA”
- James Little (University of Auckland, New Zealand) “Religious Freedom as Freedom from Discrimination”
- Johanna Aleria P. Lorenzo (University of the Philippines, Philippines) “GIVING LIFE TO THE RIGHT TO NOT CONCEIVE: What the Law and Society in the Philippines Must Do for Its Women”
- Sim Shi Qiang, Amardeep Singh (NUS, Singapore) “DISCRIMINATION: HELP OR HINDRANCE? – LISTENING TO THE BATTERED WOMAN’S SILENT SCREAMS”
- DHANDA Jujhar (University of Glasgow/ on exchange in University of Hong Kong, UK/HK) “Sexual Orientation & Genuine Occupational Requirements”
We will be featuring our IWS Shortlisted Entries in this website in the run up to the Symposium and more details as to how you can participate are on the way! Shortlisted essays stand to take home the top prize of USD$3,000 and more, so we will be wishing our finalist best of luck!
The SLR IWS is organised by the Singapore Law Review and is proudly supported by the National University of Singapore Law Faculty, the Singapore Academy of Law and TS Oon and Bazul.
No commentsJul 11
Deadline has Passed
Dear all Contestants,
The deadline for submissions for the Singapore Law Review International Writing and Symposium has passed. Thank you all for your support throughout these months, and we wish you good luck on making it to the shortlist.
We will be announcing the results of our selection for the Symposium in late August soon, so please do check back at this website.
The Singapore Law Review
No commentsJul 10
Deadline Approaching
The 10th July is here, but if you have not noticed, the deadline is really 2359 UTC. For some of our friends, this actually looks like it buys them some time. For 0thers, you might have less time than you think. For your convenience, here is what 10 July, 2359 translates to:
- 1159 Friday 11 July 2008 — New Zealand
- 0959 Friday 11 July 2008 –Sydney, Melbourne
- 0759 Friday 11 July 2008 — Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Manila, Beijing, Perth
- 0659 Friday 11 July 2008 — Bangkok, Jakarta
- 0529 Friday 11 July 2008 — Bangalore, Bhopal
- 0159 Friday 11 July 2008 — Johannesburg, Cape Town
- 2359 Thursday 11 July 2008 — London
- 2059 Thursday 11 July 2008 –Halifax
- 1959 Thursday 11 July 2008 — Toronto, Montreal
- 1659 Thursday 11 July 2008 — Vancouver
If you have sent us an entry, do check your mail accounts to confirm we have received them, and for some, whether there are additional instructions or errors that you may need to ratify.
If you have not sent us an entry yet, do note that we at least need you to submit your entry and the official entry form (look for it under Downloads). We appreciate it if it is in Word or RTF format. We also appreciate it if you could attach these two forms seperately. This is to facilitate the judging process.
Good luck!
No commentsJul 3
Submission Checklist
One more week left to the Deadline! Are your entries ready for submission? For those preparing to hand it to iws@singaporelawreview.org, this checklist could help you out with preparing that submission.
- Grab the IWS Entry Form and fill it up with your particulars. Are you writing as a team, send us a note to confirm your team’s participation: http://iws.singaporelawreview.org/contact-us/.
- Does you entry qualify? Take a quick look at the Question and note the word-limits. Take a fast look at the House Style (Rules and Regulation, s. 26) so we won’t look at your entry unfavourably.
- Have you got your essay seconded by someone in your faculty? (Rules and Regulation, s. 8 ) It’s also in the Entry Form.
- Send one Electronic Copy of the Essay (in DOC or RTF format) and the entry form in one email to this address: iws@singaporelawreview.org.
- Sent it already? Make sure you receive a confirmation from us within 24 hours of your submission! If not, send us an email or contact us, and we’ll sort it out as soon as possible.
- We will contact short listed participants around the 20th of July.
Good luck on the last leg of the Writing Competition and we’ll hope we can welcome you for the Symposium on 25-26 August 2008!
*Note: there are some queries regarding a clash of the rules regarding whether autobiographical information (entrant’ name, school, id etc) should appear in the entry. We will appreciate if no information will appear in the entry. Thanks!
No commentsJun 13
A Gentle Reminder
About a month left before the submission deadline, people. Good luck!
No commentsJun 3
Website was Down
Due to a fire that broke out in a data center, we were down for a few days since last Saturday. This means if you tried to send us a query, submission or something like that, we did not receive it. Please try to send again now that we are online.
Please note that we do send a confirmation email once we receive your entry. If you do not receive it within a day or two after sending your entry, you might want to use the contact form or email queries@singaporelawreview.org for more assistance.
No commentsMay 6
Where Would YOU Draw the Line?
Mark 10 July 2008 on your calendars.
There is still enough time, but it is running out. Read more
No commentsMar 28
Frequently Asked Questions
Thank you all for your enthusiastic feedback and response to the inaugural International Writing Symposium so far! We understand that since this is the first time the competition is being held, there would be quite many queries. we’ve compiled a list of frequently asked questions that have been asked so far. Click Read More to find 0ut more.
Don’t let your questions get in the way of your decision to join the competition! Contact us if you are unsure about any aspect of the competition.
No commentsFeb 2
Singapore Law Review Vol. 25 Published
On a slightly unrelated note, the 25th Volume of the Singapore Law Review has been published. This volumes features entries from our SLR Writing Competition in 2007, a precursor of this year’s International Writing Symposium. You can find out more about that issue from this link.
Publication in the Singapore Law Review is a part of the prize offered for the best entries in the SLR Writing Symposium. Here’s wishing our participants good luck at this stage of their writing!
No commentsJan 15
Rules Amended: Word Count
We have added one detail to the Rules and Regulations that we missed out earlier: Word count. Here’s the line added to para 18 of the rules and regulations: “Entries must be at least 4,000 words and at most 12,000 words in length. This word count excludes footnotes.” All versions of the R&R have been updated to reflect this change.
Thanks to James, Ken and Emmi for pointing this missing detail. Do contact us if you have any further queries or comments!
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