Members' Highlights

ASLI Warmly Congratulate the newly appointed Deans of ASLI Founding Institutions in the Third Quarter of 2009

ASLI warmly congratulates Associate Professor Sakda Thanitcul and Professor Mohd. Akram Shair Mohammed who were recently appointed as Deans of the Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University and Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia respectively. ASLI looks forward to working with Associate Professor Thanitcul and Prof Akram in their capacities as Deans of the two ASLI Founding Institutions.


Congratulations to ASLI colleague Ashgar Ali Ali Mohamed for the publication of his new book Procedure for Unfair Dismissal Claims in Malaysia.

Congratulations to ASLI colleague Ashgar Ali Ali Mohamed for the publication of his new book Procedure for Unfair Dismissal Claims in Malaysia (Malaysia: LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd, 2009). Dr Ashgar was an ASLI Fellow at the National University of Singapore in 2008 during which time part of the research and writing of this book was undertaken. Dr Ashgar is presently an Associate Professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia and continues his research in employment law, civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He may be contacted at : ashgar@iiu.edu.my or ashgar007@yahoo.com.sg.




ASLI Warmly Congratulate Prof Choong Yeow Choy

ASLI warmly congratulates Prof Choong Yeow Choy who was recently appointed Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya as of 1 July 2009. In addition to his responsibility as Dean, Professor Choong also assumes the role of Chairman of the ASLI Board of Governors. ASLI looks forward to working with Professor Choong in his capacity as Dean of the UM Law Faculty and Chairman of the Board of Governors.


Inaugural Law Symposium of the National University of Singapore and the University of Sydney.

Law academics from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and University of Sydney (USYD) will meet for an inugural law symposium which will be hosted by USYD on 30th and 31st July 2009.

The theme of the symposium is “Rights, Regulation and Responsibility: Australian and Singaporean Perspectives”. Both jurisdictions inherited the English common law, its rules, system and tradition as a result of their colonial history. From this shared legal base, participants will consider instances where the “rights” of Australians and Singaporeans have been interpreted and developed by their respective lawmakers, and how these rights were impacted upon by regional and/or international obligations. Any right carries with it constraints or limitations, often in the form of legal regulation. The papers will explore the nature of such regulation in Australia and Singapore and examine why they have taken this form. Also considered are what are, or ought to be, the responsibilities of both the individual and the State in relation to these rights and regulations.

This symposium offers the opportunity for legal scholars from NUS and USYD to present their views on how Singaporean or Australian laws have dealt with the issue of rights and their regulation in their respective areas of specialization. These studies will promote comparative analyses of the approaches taken by the two jurisdictions. This will in turn further advance our understanding of the use and operation of law and social policy to govern the conduct of citizens.