Monthly Archives: September 2018

Are University Students Products or Customers?

The Times Higher Education World Academic Summit begins today in Singapore, including the launch tomorrow night of the World University Rankings 2019. But how should we value a university education? Discussion about proposed changes to the pathway to legal practice in Singapore has tended to focus on whether this will make it harder to […]

Codes, Puzzles, and Conundrums

The fourth book in the trilogy is now available! (Well, a companion book that makes an ideal present for a know-it-all relative — or a precocious child whom you want to keep quiet for a few hours…) Enter the world of secret codes, cunning puzzles, and mind-bending conundrums. Inspired by the Raising Arcadia series, this book […]

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New: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Autonomy

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are routinely said to operate autonomously, exposing gaps in regulatory regimes that assume the centrality of human actors. Yet surprisingly little attention is given to precisely what is meant by “autonomy” and its relationship to those gaps. Driverless vehicles and autonomous weapon systems are the most widely studied examples, but related […]

New: The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Asia and the Pacific (Introduction)

The growing economic and political significance of Asia has exposed a tension in the modern international order. Despite expanding power and influence, Asian states have played a minimal role in creating the norms and institutions of international law; today they are the least likely to be parties to international agreements or to be represented in […]

New: We, the Robots?

As computers surpass human intelligence and take on greater responsibilities, should they be given rights also? This essay considers the evolution of the Turing Test for machine intelligence and its relationship to ongoing debates about legal personality and artificial intelligence.

New: The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Treaties (Introduction)

The United Nations is a vital part of the international order. Yet this book argues that the greatest contribution of the UN is not what it has achieved (improvements in health and economic development, for example) or avoided (global war, say, or the use of weapons of mass destruction). It is, instead, the process through […]

New: Should We Regulate A.I.? Can We?

Artificial intelligence is viewed by many as the defining technology of the 21st century. But how can we ensure that its benefits outweigh the potential risks? This think piece takes the one-year anniversary of the first pedestrian death caused by an autonomous vehicle to consider the question of whether and how regulation can mitigate the […]

New: The Fall and Rise of Legal Education in Singapore

Prior to independence, legal education was all but non-existent in Singapore and many other colonies. This essay brieﬂy discusses that colonial context before going on to describe how the National Uni-versity of Singapore Faculty of Law came to play an important part in Singapore’s rule of law story as Singapore’s national law school, a global […]

New: Are University Students Products or Customers?

Are universities the means by which a society produces employees to fulfil specific roles in the economy? Or should we cater to the needs and desires of individual students (and their parents)? Put more simply, are our students products? Or are they customers?

Monthly Archives: September 2018

Are University Students Products or Customers?

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