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The University of Hong Kong– National University of Singapore Law Symposium
The Common Law in the Asian Century
11-12 December 2006, Faculty of Law, HKU
Hong Kong and Singapore share two things. They both inherited the English common law, its rules, system and tradition, from their colonial history. They are also very much part of the economic phenomenon in Asia which has led some to hail the advent of the Asian Century. This symposium offers the opportunity for legal scholars from HKU and NUS to present their views on how the common law tradition has worked out in their respective areas of specialisation for either or both of these jurisdictions in the past, how it has had to be modified to make it work, and how it may need further changes to take on the challenges of the future. The term “common law” is used in all its senses - from the particular rules, to the system and institutions derived therefrom, to the way common lawyers think and talk about the law. The papers presented at the symposium will be published in either the Hong Kong Law Journal or the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies. The symposium also aims to build on the good ties between the law faculties of HKU and NUS. Tentative Programme 11 December Eleanor Wong, NUS & Soong I-Ping, HKU: Legal Skills Programmes in Hong Kong and Singapore: Commonality and Divergence
Richard Cullen, HKU:
The Political Structure Debate in
Kelley Loper, HKU:
The Development of Equality Rights and
the Common Law Tradition in
Rick Glofcheski, HKU: Wilkinson v Downton: Are Rumours of its Death Greatly Exaggerated?
Kumaralingam Amirthalingam, NUS:
Duty of Care in the Tort of Negligence:
Terry Kaan, NUS: The Protection of Personal Information in Biomedical Research
Philip Smart, HKU: HKSAR/Mainland Conflicts Issues
Joel Lee, NUS: Mediation Advocates: The Changing Role of a Lawyer
12 December
Zheng Ge, HKU: Towards an Adversarial System of Criminal Justice?
Johannes Chan, HKU: A Constitutional Right to Property
Benny Tai, HKU:
The Development of Judicial Review of
Administrative Actions in
Thio Li-ann, NUS:
Of Pedantry and Proportionality:
Judicial Review and Fundamental Liberties in
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