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Book Launch: Environmental Law in Singapore

October 3, 2019 | Faculty
L-R: Authors Adjunct Associate Professor Joseph Chun ’91 and Adjunct Professor Lye Lin Heng ’73 with Professor Tommy Koh ’61

The Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL) at NUS Law organised a book launch on 3 October 2019 to celebrate the publication of Environmental Law in Singapore by Adjunct Associate Professor Joseph Chun ’91 (NUS Law) and Adjunct Professor Lye Lin Heng ’73 (NUS Law).

The event started with an overview by the book authors and was followed by a keynote from Professor Tommy Koh ’61 (Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs), a panel discussion and book signing. The topic for the panel discussion was “Regulating Transits and Imports of Endangered Species after Kong Hoo (Private) Limited v Public Prosecutor: What Have We Learned from the Rosewood Case and Where Do We Go from Here?”. Both authors were joined on the panel by Ms Anbarasi Boopal (ACRES), Mr Vinayagan Dharmarajah (BirdLife International) and Dr Madhu Rao (Wildlife Conservation Society).

The Book

Environmental Law in Singapore is an essential reference on environmental law and regulation in Singapore. The book explains the subject in the context of international and regional environmental law and the Singapore legal system. It explains and critiques the applicable legal principles, legislative provisions and cases. Topics covered go beyond the traditional areas of criminal and civil liabilities in environmental regulation (such as pollution control and waste management), to also include environmental governance issues such as procedural and substantive environmental rights.

Associate Professor Jolene Lin (Director, APCEL) giving her welcome address
Adjunct Associate Professor Joseph Chun ’91 giving his overview of the book
Adjunct Professor Lye Lin Heng ’73 giving her overview of the book
Professor Tommy Koh ’61 giving his keynote speech
Adjunct Professor Lye Lin Heng ’73 starts the panel discussion
Panellist Dr Madhu Rao (Wildlife Conservation Society) giving her views during the panel discussion
Panellist Mr Vinayagan Dharmarajah (Birdlife International) giving his views during the panel discussion
Panellist Ms Anbarasi Boopal (ACRES) giving her views during the panel discussion
Associate Professor Jolene Lin presenting a copy of the book to Professor Tommy Koh ’61
Book Presentation by Mr Balasakher Shunmugam (Singapore Academy of Law) to the book authors
Front row L-R: Ms Anbarasi Boopal, Adjunct Associate Professor Joseph Chun ’91, Mr Vinayagan Dharmarajah, Adjunct Professor Lye Lin Heng ’73 and Dr Madhu Rao
Back row L-R: Associate Professor Jolene Lin, Professor Damian Chalmers (Vice Dean (Research), NUS Law), Professor David Tan (Vice Dean (Academic Affairs), NUS Law) and Mr Balasakher Shunmugam
Book signing by authors
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