Routledgecavendish, 2009, and is coeditor of a book series with hart publishing on constitutionalism in asia from 2017, all withadjunct professor kevin y. Pdf a treatise on singapore constitutional law liann. Forty years of the singapore constitution 153192 routledge, 2008 with yvonne cl lee number of pages. Prophecy, pansexuality and pandemonium out of stock. Thio li ann new creation church transiting through. Prophecy, pansexuality and pandemonium out of stock armour. The view from jubilees, biblical theology bulletin, 492. Revisiting the report of the 1966 constitutional commission, li ann thio 2. Studies international human rights and the rights of peoples nationalism, self determination, secession, human rights in asia asean, and singapore constitutional. The relation of jubilees to the testaments of the xii. Jan 18, 2007 thio liann was born in singapore on 10 march 1968.
Li ann thio identifies the gap and explains how we are to mind it. Thio nee huang su mien, former dean of the faculty of law of the national university of singapore nus and presently senior executive director of tsmp law corporation. Richmond xiao research assistant national university of. Poems and prose on imprisonment and exile, singapore. Since then, generations of law students, judges and practitioners delving into the subject have relied mainly upon three editions of the casebook constitutional law in malaysia and singapore authored by kevin y l tan and thio li ann, the latest of which appeared in 2010. Thio liann biography, age, height, husband, net worth, family. Li ann thio has 23 books on goodreads with 79 ratings. Book of jubilees 16 creation of the world missing bible parts. A treatise on singapore constitutional law softcover. Li ann has taught the subject since 1991 and has, since 2004, been the course convenor. Sir, two camps championing two distinct criminal law philosophies are polarised over whether to retain or repeal section 377a, which criminalises public or private acts of gross indecency between two. It is also a serious call and challenge for the church to be ready for the return of the lord in prophetic revival and prayer watch. As always, anything from dr thio is not for the faint of. Two major steps are involved in the deliberate construction of a ccr.
A treatise on singapore constitutional law singapore. The book of jubilees, sometimes called lesser genesis, is an. Learn how rich is she in this year and how she spends money. Li ann thio is professor of law provosts chair at the national university of singapore and a former nominated member of the singapore parliament eleventh session. Li ann thio li ann thio is provosts chair professor at the national university of singapore faculty of law, singapore. Li ann thio sounds like the kind of person who would write a book christians might be afraid of. Below is the full transcript of nmp professor thio li ann s speech in parliament. She examines how the spirit of the antichrist, the spirit of lawlessness, manifests in the philosophy, morality and politics that shape our laws, systems and mindsets. Kevin yl tan kevin yl tan is professor at the s rajaratnam school of international studies, nanyang technological university, and adjunct professor at the faculty of law, national university of singapore, singapore.
Shes not against gay people, just against gay agenda. A treatise on singapore constitutional law by thio li ann the first substantive work on the constitutional law of singapore was a 190page book by s jayakumar published in 1976. Thio lianns parliamentary speech on 377a outright action. First, the online petition asserting i was an opponent of human rights oversimplistically assumes gay rights are human rights. The ethiopic version of the hebrew book of jubilees. The singapore constitution has no non establishment clause. Wenchen chang is professor at the college of law, national taiwan university. Constitutional accommodation of the rights of ethnic and religious minorities in plural democracies.
Constitutionalism in illiberal polities oxford handbooks. In the first two of these areas, i believe we are making progress. Thio liann the singapore lgbt encyclopaedia wiki fandom. Li ann thio shes a law professor, specializing in human rights, with degrees from oxford, harvard, and cambridge universities. In january 2007, she was appointed a nominated member of parliament nmp in singapores 11th parliament.
Neither is it for those who are content to be fence sitters. Thio li ann was born on 10 march, 1968 in singapore, is a professor of law. Thio lianns new blockbuster book, prophecy, pansexuality and. Subsequently, it served as singapores only law school for half a century, until the establishment of the smu school. The national university of singapore faculty of law nus law is singapores oldest and largest law school. The court also cited thio li anns book, a treatise on singapore constitutional law academy publishing.
Undergraduate research assistant to prof thio li ann dr 1 law and technology 2 comparative pandemic legislation activities and societies. The cases were concerned with the constitutionality of amendments made to the constitution of the republic of singapore and the internal security act isa in 1989. It is a brilliantly written thesis on jubilee and the second coming of our lord jesus christ. This book established itself as the standard casebook in constitutional law for law schools in malaysia and singapore. Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old. Muthucumaraswamy sornarajah wikipedia republished wiki 2. On 29 august 2019, nus law launched a new book series constitutionalism in asia under hart publishing and two new books published in the series. State and institution building through the singapore constitution 19652005, kevin yl tan. Yong vui kong v public prosecutor 2010 sing jls 558. She is currently the chief editor for the singapore journal of legal studies. Please subscribe or login to access full text content. In recent history, the incidence of secessionist movements in the asiapacific region, an area characterised by great ethnic, religious and cultural diversity, is an. Thio li ann at a human rights day seminar, conrad centennial singapore 2014120401.
The rule of lawas one of the pillars of constitutionalarchitecture against the triumvirate of evaluative factors viz. Professor identifies christophobic strategies for oppressing. Dr liann thio is a professor of law at the national university of singapore nus where she teaches and researches constitutional and administrative law, international law and human rights law, with a focus on asia. Originalism, customary human rights law and constitutional interpretation. A treatise on singapore constitutional law thio li ann ba hons oxford, llm harvard, phd cambridge. A treatise on singapore constitutional law thio li ann ba hons. However, the distinct style of the authors is still very much discernible. Discover thio li ann s biography, age, height, physical stats, datingaffairs, family and career updates. Thio li ann parliament speech on 377a part 3 pms concluding parliamentary speech on the 377a part 1 pms concluding parliamentary speech on the 377a part 2. In 2009, soft constitutional law norms ordering the distinct but overlapping spheres of religion and politics were extended to a newly emergent public order threat to social harmony. Li ann thio is professor of law, faculty of law, national university of singapore access to the complete content on oxford handbooks online requires a subscription or purchase. She doesnt mince her words and she calls it like it is. The department attained faculty status in 1959 and sheridan was appointed its first dean, while the pioneer batch of 22 law students, featuring the likes of chan sek keong and tommy koh, graduated on 10 july 1961. Koh professor of law at the national university of singapore, the tunku abdul rahman professor of law at the university of malaya, and the former head of the school of law at the university of tasmania sornarajah attended the royal college colombo and received law degrees from the university of ceylon, yale.
Dr liann thio is a professor of law at the national university of singapore nus where she teaches and researches constitutional and administrative law, international law and human rights law, with a. Two nights ago, i was at an alby event where dr thio li ann spoke on jubilee and the destiny of nations, based on her book which she took only two months to write. Muthucumaraswamy sornarajah born 24 april 1942 is a legal academic. The book of jubilees, sometimes called lesser genesis leptogenesis, is an ancient jewish religious work of 50 chapters, considered canonical by the. Professor of law, national university of singapore 2012 preface i was invited a few years ago by judge of appeal, andrew phang boon leong, to write a monograph on constitutional and administrative law, as part of ongoing efforts by academy publishing to build. Kevin yl tan has taught constitutional law for the past 28 years and is the author andeditor of moe than 30 books on law, politics, and history. Nus law batch of 2022 class committee mooting and debate club student mentor intellectual property students association collaborative dispute resolution club pro bono group nus fencing awards. In january 2007, she was appointed a nominated member of parliament nmp in singapores 11th par. But her recent book is a vigorous defense of christians, especially from those facing the merciless barrage of criticism of bigotry. Teo soh lung v minister for home affairs wikipedia. For a comment, see thio li ann, it is a little known legal fact. Koh professor of law at the national university of singapore, the tunku abdul rahman professor of law at the university of malaya, and the former head of the school of law at the university of tasmania.
Beyond the rules of law in singapore nus faculty of law. Another worthwhile comparative study among southeast asian democracies is thio s 2010 thio, li ann. Jul 20, 2009 dr thio li ann expressed these views in an 18point memo she sent to the dean of the new york university nyu law school and some faculty members, a copy of which has been posted on a us legal blog. As always, anything from dr thio is not for the faint of heart. Pdf a treatise on singapore constitutional law liann thio. Pm lee, in celebrating singapores golden jubilee in 2015, noted. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription. A law student who happens to identify as queer, and has spent the last two years working in the queer activism scene, who now loves a woman, who now wishes to rid this country of the blight known as section 377a. Thio liann born 10 march 1968 is a singaporean law professor at the national university of singapore.
Thio li ann typically, interreligious conflict posed the main threat to racial and religious harmony in singa pore. Faculty celebrates its diamond jubilee, we share our refle course. Media in category thio liann the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. A jubilee 50 of fascinating facts about the book of jubilees. Faculty celebrates its diamond jubilee, we share our re. Academy publishing may also have a student book fair on campus in week 1 or week 2. The faculty was initially established as a department of law in the then university of malaya in 1956, with its first batch of students matriculating the following year. Dr li ann thio is a professor of law in a singapore university, working in the fields of constitutional and administrative law, international law and human rights in asia. Li ann thio is provosts chair professor at the national university of singapore faculty of law, singapore. Through constructing a constitutional civil religion volume 20 issue 7. Bookshelf a treatise on singapore constitutional law. The book series general editors are adjunct professor kevin tan 86 and professor thio li ann from nus law. Two camps championing two distinct criminal law philosophies are polarised over whether to retain or repeal s377a which criminalizes public or private acts of gross indecency between two men, such as sodomy. Professor thio li ann teaches and has published widely in the fields of public international law, human rights law, constitutional and administrative law.
Oct 12, 2010 further, unlike in the second edition where kevin tan wrote chapters 1 to 10 and thio li ann wrote chapters 1120, there is no such bifurcation in this edition even though we are told in the preface that kevin tan played the role as the leadeditor. I have also taken modules in public international law, under professor thio li ann and developing states in a changing world order covering the history of international law, with a particular attention to thirdworld approaches, with professor antony anghie. Thio, li ann 2010, special powers against subversion and emergency powers, constitutional law in malaysia and singapore 3rd ed. Nielsen book data summary this book presents a timely assessment of the impact of history, politics and economics in shaping the singapore constitution, going beyond the descriptive narrative, the authors will cast a critical eye over the developments of. Sir, two camps championing two distinct criminal law philosophies are. She holds law degrees from oxford, harvard and cambridge and was a former nominated member of the singapore parliament 2007 2009. Lionel astor sheridan, then a law teacher in the united kingdom, was appointed the first head of the law department of the university of malaya in july 1956. This passionate book from a seasoned warrior will give you a steel spine. Richmond xiao research assistant national university. Grace teo deputy public prosecutor attorneygenerals. The first substantive work on the constitutional law of singapore was a 190page book by s jayakumar published in 1976. Shes a law professor, specializing in human rights, with degrees from oxford, harvard, and cambridge universities. Teo soh lung v minister for home affairs is the name of two cases of the singapore courts, a high court decision delivered in 1989 and the 1990 judgment in the appeal from that decision to the court of appeal. Oct 29, 2014 dr li ann thio is a professor of law in a singapore university, working in the fields of constitutional and administrative law, international law and human rights in asia.
But her recent book is a vigorous defense of christians, especially from those facing the merciless barrage of criticism of bigotry for not endorsing the homosexual agenda. This feat exemplifies her giftedness and intellectual prowess. The book of jubilees also called lesser genesis is an ancient writing that claims to be revelation given to moses regarding the division of the days, weeks. Exposition of judaism from the pharisaic stand point of the.
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