About
Professor Simon Chesterman is Provost’s Chair and Dean of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law. He is also Editor of the Asian Journal of International Law.
Educated in Melbourne, Beijing, Amsterdam, and Oxford, Simon’s teaching experience includes periods at the Universities of Melbourne, Oxford, Southampton, Columbia, and Sciences Po. From 2006-2011, he was Global Professor and Director of the New York University School of Law Singapore Programme.
Prior to joining NYU, he was a Senior Associate at the International Peace Academy and Director of UN Relations at the International Crisis Group in New York. He has previously worked for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Yugoslavia and interned at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
Simon is the author or editor of nineteen books, including Data Protection Law in Singapore (Academy, 2018), Law and Practice of the United Nations (OUP, 2016), and One Nation Under Surveillance (OUP, 2011).
He is a recognized authority on international law, whose work has opened up new areas of research on conceptions of public authority — including the rules and institutions of global governance, state-building and post-conflict reconstruction, the changing role of intelligence agencies, and the emerging role of artificial intelligence and big data. He also writes on legal education and higher education more generally.
Simon is also the author of the Raising Arcadia trilogy of young adult mysteries.
For contact details, visit the NUS Law Web site.
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Dear Professor Simon Chesterman,
Hello. My name is Douglas Huh, and I’m a writer(self-development + business) and contents planner in South Korea.
I published 4 books until now(one, a bestseller in Korea and two, exported to China), and a new book will be published in Dec 2013.
Currently I am preparing one of my next books The Turning Point : The Crucial Moment that influenced Gurus’ Lives
which will be filled with stories of well-known gurus(specialists, scholars, celebrities, etc) from around the world.
I am aiming to define, collect and provide insight, wisdom, and an on-going energy for readers, giving them an opportunity to reflect on their lives.
The reason why I am introducing the turning points of only foreign(also who live outside Korea) gurus,
is because there has never been a book that has such a concept in Korea,
and also is for the purpose of introducing foreign gurus with a closer, familiar, intimate approach to Korean readers.
It would be my honor to have you in my book.
If you are interested in participating in this book, the following is the only thing I would like to ask for.
Please share with the readers “a turning point” that heavily affected, positively influenced, and upgraded your life.
– Regarding this turning point, please add your “personal experience”, anecdote, your thoughts/insight
that includes/reflects the story of your life, work, etc. showing/explaining how and why that turning point influenced your life.
– Since the turning point will show how your life has changed before and after, the supplementary story should include
what you have felt and learned through that valuable/precious turning point.
– If you need a “sample” file as a guideline to get a more specific idea/format of this project please let me know. I will send it to you.
I hope you can participate in this book, since Korean readers are highly interested in you.
I look forward to your reply. Thank you.
Warm regards,
Douglas Huh
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