Eugene TAN Kheng Boon
Associate Professor of Law at Singapore Management University
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- Singapore Management University
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Singapore Management University
Education
- JSM, Stanford University, 2004
- MSc (Comparative Politics) (with Mark of Distinction), London School of Economics & Political Science, 1998
- LL.B. (Second Upper Honours), National University of Singapore, 1995
- Advocate and Solicitor (Singapore), 1996
Academic Positions Held
Current Appointment:
- Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, Jul 2013-Present
Previous Appointments:
- Co-Director, Centre for Scholars' Development, Office of the Dean of Students, Jan 2012-Dec 2017
- Assistant Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, Jul 2005-Jun 2013
- Lecturer-in-Law, Singapore Management University, 2001-2005
- Senior Tutor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore, 1999–2001
- Research Associate, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1998-1999
- Foreign Service Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore, 1996-1997
Other Positions
- Nominated Member of Parliament, 12th Parliament, Parliament of Singapore, Feb 2012-Aug 2014
- Associate, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore, 2010-Present
- Member, Tan Kah Kee Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship Selection Committee, 2006-present (2014 - Chairman)
- Chairman, Tan Ean Kiam Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, 2014-present
- Member, National Working Group on Social Responsibility [ISO 26000], SPRING Singapore, 2006-present
- Member, Professional Values Chapter of the Professional Affairs Committee, Singapore Academy of Law, 2011-present
- Member, Resource Panel, Chinese Newspapers Division, Singapore Press Holdings, 2011-present
- Member, National Council, National Youth Achievement Award, 2012-present
- Member, Management Committee, Singapore Compact for Corporate Social Responsibility, Singapore, 2012-present
- Member, Advisory Panel, National Youth Council Academy, 2010-2014
- Honorary Secretary, Centre for Non-Profit Leadership, 2009-2013
- Member, Judging Panel, Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (ASME) and Rotary International, 2011 & 2012
- Member, Taskforce for Principles for Responsible Business Education, UN Global Compact, 2007
Honours & Awards
Academic:
- Stanford Program in International Legal Studies Scholarship, Stanford Law School, USA, 2004-2005
- Solomon Asch Centre for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict Summer Institute Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2005
- Stanford Centre on Conflict and Negotiation Graduate Student Fellowship, Stanford University, USA, 2005
- Fulbright Fellow, 2003-2004
- Fellow, Stanford Program in International Legal Studies, Stanford Law School, USA, 2003-2004
- Tan Kah Kee Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship, Tan Kah Kee Foundation, 2003-2004
- Robert McKenzie Memorial Prize, London School of Economics & Political Science, 1999
- Tun Dato Sir Cheng Lock Tan Scholarship, Tun Dato Sir Cheng Lock Tan Trust Fund and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 1997-1998
Non-Academic:
- Meritorious Service Award (Kurnia Jasa Gemilang), The Singapore Scout Association, 1996
- Green Leaf Award (Youth), Ministry of the Environment, Singapore, 1994
Courses Taught in SMU
- Constitutional & Administrative Law (LLB/JD)
- Law and Policy of Ethnic Relations in Singapore (LLB/SocSci)
- Managing Ethical Dilemmas and Corporate Governance (MBA)
- Singapore Studies (SocSci)
- Ethics and Social Responsibility (University core curriculum course)
- Corporate Governance and Ethics (EMBA)
Research Areas / Areas of Specialisation
- Constitutional and Administrative Law
- Law, Society, and Public Policy
- Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Corruption, Governance and Public Ethics
- Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict Regulation
- Government and Politics of Singapore
Current Projects
- Management of Ethnic Relations in Singapore
- ASEAN Charter
- Immigration, Citizenship, and Integration
- Religion and the Law
- Corporate Social Responsibility in Singapore
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