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International Writing Symposium is Here!
After more than 4 months since announcing the competition, the SLR has brought together the best and most interesting pieces on Discrimination together for the International Writing Symposium, to be held at the Moot Court on 25 and 26 August 2008. It promises to be an event for law undergraduates in Singapore with many events planned alongside the judging of the shortlisted entries.
International Writing Symposium
The SLR is proud to be able to bring essays from almost every part of the world that is sure to excite and interest law students. From essays that discuss issues close to the heart of Singaporeans (such as James Little’s essay comparing Freedom of Religion with Freedom from Discrimination) to themes that are fascinating and able to offer a different perspective to how we approach Discrimination (such as Emmi Okada’s essay on Indigenious peoples and the law as well as Dhanda Jujhar’s piece on UK’s approach to discrimination in the workplace based on Sexual Orientation), there is something for everyone in the SLR Symposium.
Also included in the Symposium is a special session focused on Discrimination on Women and Children. The essays slated for this session are Johanna Lorenzo’s piece on how a de facto ban on contraceptives discriminate against women in the Philippines, NUS’s Nik Sim and Amardeep Singh’s piece on the Battered Woman Syndrome and Anjana Agrawal’s essay on family planning policies in India and China and how they discriminate against girls in those countries.
Those interested in attending may refer to the Timetable, the Posters around the NUS Law School or the Programme books available during the event to see which presentations are on which time and attend the ones they would like to hear. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and discuss the issues and solutions presented by the contestants (who knows, your question may sway the judges opinion on the contestant’s piece!). Refreshments will be provided at all sessions of the Symposium, so do come down, even if all you want to do is to listen to something new and interesting!
Juris Illuminae
The newest issue of the SLR’s Juris Illuminae centers around Discrimination — the theme of the inaugural International Writing Symposium. Besides featuring some of the contestants you will meet in the Symposium, this issue of Juris also has write ups on Discrimination such as a comparison between Singapore and Hong Kong’s approach to gender orientation discrimination in the media, how discrimination might rear its head in the Horizon Towers case and an Interview with Ast/Prof Arun Thiruvengdam on Constitutional Law and Equality. Look out for it in your mail boxes late next week!
Closing Ceremony
We are honoured to have Judge of Appeal V.K. Rajah as our guest of honour to close the inaugural International Writing Symposium. We will be presenting the winners of the Symposium in this ceremony and (if not for the free food) students are strongly encouraged to attend to witness the proceedings and interact with the guests and contestants.
SLR IWS Sponsors TS Oon and Bazul will also be hosting a pre-ceremony tea to meet students. Come down to meet lawyers from this dynamic and fast-growing firm.
Website
The SLR IWS Website (this one you’re reading now) will be featuring the contestants day by day in the countdown to the Symposium. The website will also be updated with soft copies of the posters and programme book for download.
The Website also contains directions to the Moot Court (the main venue of the Symposium) and other useful information in its downloads.
The Singapore Law Review International Writing Symposium is organised by the Singapore Law Review, a Law Club sub-club in the National University of Singapore. The Symposium is proudly supported by the National University of Singapore Law Faculty, the Singapore Academy of Law and TS Oon and Bazul.
Symposium Updates
Here are some updates to the Symposium since we lasted posted here:
- Attaran, Naghmeh has forfeited her place in the Symposium, she is replaced by Raphael Kok Chi Ren from the University of Malaya.
- Greg Miller is unavailable for the Symposium and has forfeited his place in the Symposium. There are no replacements.
The timetable for the Symposium is currently up, more downloads and updates on the Symposium will follow soon afterwards.
No commentsSymposium 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.
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