By Remy Choo

LSIRC DISCUSSION FORUM 2007

“OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE”

10 MARCH 2007 (SATURDAY)

VENUE: NUS FACULTY OF LAW,

S-R 2-2

11 AM – 1 PM

LSIRC (Law Students’ International Relations Committee) cordially invites you to take part in our Discussion Forum, “Our Democratic Processes: An International Perspective”. This will be a great opportunity to discuss and debate issues with our guest speakers and with other students.

Our guest speakers:

SYLVIA LIM : Sylvia Lim is the Chairman of the Worker’s Party and the only Non-Constituency Member of Parliament. She is also an alumnus of the NUS Law Faculty and is currently a law lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic. She will be sharing her views and thoughts from her perspective as a key player in our democratic process.

PROFESSOR ARUN THIRUVENGADAM : Professor Arun Thiruvengadam obtained his formal legal education from the National Law School, Bangalore (B.A., LL.B (Hons.), 1995; LL.M, 2001) and New York University School of Law (LL.M, 2002, J.S.D., 2007). He currently teaches Public Law and has a strong interest in constitutional law. He will be sharing his expertise in constitutional law and democracy

ALFIAN SA’AT : Alfian Sa’at is a prolific local poet, playwright, writer and civil society activist. He will be sharing his views on the role civil society plays in nurturing a healthy democracy.

All interested please send email to: [email protected]

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