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Young Researcher Award
Associate Professor THIO Li-ann
PhD (Cambridge), LLM (Harvard), BA (Hons) (Oxford)
Barrister (Gray's Inn, UK)
Faculty of Law
Research Interests
- International Law, its history & theory
- International Human Rights Law, especially peoples' and minority rights
- Constitutional and Administrative Law: domestic and comparative
Research Achievements
established an international reputation as a scholar in the fields of International Law, International Human Rights Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law
Research Strengths
- thorough and comprehensive in empirical work
- rich in contextualised writing
- approaches the study of subjects from a primarily operational perspective underscored by philosophical/theoretical insights
Publication Credits
- 19 papers published in top-ranking international journals such as the
International & Comparative Law Quarterly and Harvard International Law Journal
- Co-author (with Kevin Y L Tan), Constitutional Law in Malaysia and
Singapore (Butterworths)
Editorial Board Memberships
- Chief Editor, Singapore Journal of International & Comparative Law, 2001-2003
- Editorial Advisor, New Zealand Yearbook of International Law
- Editorial Correspondent (Singapore), International Journal of
Constitutional Law (New York University/Oxford University Press)
International Standing
- cited in reports written for the United Nations Development Programme
- consulted by non-governmental organisations
- gave expert legal opinions in the field of Constitutional Law and International Law for law firms in Australia
consultant to a delegation of Members of the Japan House of
Representatives, 2002
Awards and Accolades
- NUS Excellent Teachers Award, 2001-2002 and 2002-2003
- Young Asian Visiting Scholar, University of Melbourne, 1998
Research Aspiration
to make a difference as to how law can protect and advance individual and group welfare, through the sober lens of realism, without sacrificing the imperative and higher aspirations of justice and compassion. |
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