By criminalizing certain forms of private consensual sexual conduct, sections 377 and 377A of the Penal Code disregard the individual's sexual autonomy. They impose a particular set of sexual "morals" on a sexually pluralistic Singapore society. I argue in this article that sections 377 and 377A should be abolished and replaced by laws that do not criminalize such private and consensual conduct.

In all the important common lawjurisdictions surveyed here, seditious libel means defiance or censure of constituted authority leading to foreseeable harm to public order. In sharp contrast, the Sedition Act in Singapore, it was recently decided, makes allegations of censure of constituted authority and foreseeable harm to public order unnecessary, with the result that the offence, created by s. 3(1)(e) read with s. 4 of the Sedition Act, is transformed into a hybrid offence of blasphemous libel wider than the offence of blasphemous libel against a group of persons created by s. 153A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the common law offence of blasphemous libel. This article argues that the decision cannot be defended and that furthermore, where the constitutional freedom of expression of a citizen is implicated, the Singapore Constitution would require the Sedition Act to be modified in order to differentiate between class divisive publications that threaten public order and those that do not.

Environmental laws cover a myriad of topics including pollution, coastal-zone management, forest conservation, parks, wildlife, mineral development and cultural environment. This paper will deal with certain aspects of pollution in Singapore; the causes and sources of pollution, the types of control, particularly the relevant laws and the cost considerations of pollution control. No attempt will be made to define pollution, for the line is often difficult to draw and the delineation varies from person to person; instead the article will focus on forms of pollution such as water pollution, air pollution, noise pollution and pollution through solid wastes.

Electronic surveillance by the US Government and the corresponding implications for privacy protection have come under increased public scrutiny after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The USA PATRIOT Act, passed in response to the attacks and containing sweeping changes in this area, has alarmed many civil liberties groups. This article examines the nature of these changes in light of increased concerns over national security, and attempts to articulate the arguments advanced by both the US Government and privacy advocates with respect to the need and appropriateness of the legal response to the growing threat of terrorism.

This article examines, from the perspective of the conflicts of laws, a cluster of recent local decisions on illegal contracts. Particular attention will be paid to the Foster and (supposed) Ralli principles and the manner in which the courts have applied these principles.

This article deals with the principles that relate to actions for breach of trust by partners against co-partners in regard to the use of partnership property, both in civil and criminal law. As the principles in regard to civil and criminal breaches of trust have not been laid down in a clear and concise manner by the courts in Singapore, an effort is made in this article to explain the principles that may enable the courts to identify breaches of trust. The scope and significance of these principles is then discussed in the context of breaches of trust by partners. In doing so, the article also focuses on the differences in the concepts of civil and criminal breaches of trust.

The first decade of the new millennium was a challenging and transformative period for the NUS law school even as she was confronted with a testing financial position. Both the curriculum and teaching pedagogy underwent significant change. Research assumed far greater importance and the period saw important strides being made in the quantity and quality of faculty publications. The school also saw herself become an important voice in the global conversation about law and legal institutions. In addition to being Singapore's national law school, she developed an identity as Asia's Global Law School, a law school that continues to contribute significantly to Singapore while at the same time playing a role intended to advance the interests of people everywhere, particularly in Asia.