User:Jacklee

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Hi, I'm taking a wikibreak till the end of the year to focus on completing my PhD. I'll probably dip in now and again but won't be taking on any major editing projects.

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Hi, I'm a Singaporean born after 1965, and am currently engaged in a PhD in Law at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. My research involves looking into theories of interpreting bills of rights.

Before embarking on this adventure in a bid to try to get into academia, I studied law at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, and worked as a litigation lawyer for about six years. I then left legal practice to do a Master of Laws (LLM) at University College London, and worked for a year and a half at the Singapore Academy of Law.

While not despairing over my PhD, I am interested in reading, watching films, visiting museums and art galleries, carrying out family history research, and getting involved in heritage activities.

I first started editing Wikipedia on 15 September 2006. Statistics about my edits can be viewed here.

This user is a bibliophile. This user reads The Straits Times and The Daily Telegraph This user enjoys film.

This user is interested in his or her family history. This user is interested in his or her local history. This user is an art lover.

This user is a fan of The West Wing. This user wants to believe. And plans to on July 25th 2008. Verifiability is policy. Scrubs This user Re-he-heally loves Scrubs.

CSI This user follows the evidence. This user is a fan of Law & Order. L&O This user is a fan of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. SVU

Fr This user is a fan of Friends. Frasier This user doesn't know what to do with those tossed salads and scrambled eggs... they're calling again! This user does not like getting Philiminated from the Race.

This user took part in University Challenge for the University of Birmingham in 2007

Contents 1 Some topics of interest to me 1.1 Law 1.2 Other interests 2 Ongoing Wikipedia projects 3 Wikipedia articles I've created, revised or otherwise contributed significantly to 3.1 Pages relating to law 3.2 Pages relating to Singapore 3.3 Other pages 3.4 Templates 3.5 Essays 4 Wikipedia articles I've randomly contributed to 5 Wikipedia articles I'd like to work on when I have the time (do help!) 6 Wikipedia articles I've reviewed and upgraded to Good Article status 7 Awards (thanks!) and achievements 8 External links

[edit] Some topics of interest to me

[edit] Law

This user is a law school student. This user is a Lawyer. ACADEMIC JOURNAL This user has had his/her work published in an academic journal. This user is a member of WikiProject Law.

• Constitutional law.
• Heritage law.
• Human rights law.

[edit] Other interests

• Christianity in Singapore.
• Family history.
• Singlish vocabulary (visit my on-line dictionary).

[edit] Ongoing Wikipedia projects

• Constitution of Singapore.
• Criminal law of Singapore (created).

• Judicial officers of the Republic of Singapore (created).

On 21 April 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article judicial officers of the Republic of Singapore, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page. — Carabinieri 13:48, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

• Judicial system of Singapore.
• Law of Singapore (revised substantially).
• Penal Code (Singapore) (created).

[edit] Wikipedia articles I've created, revised or otherwise contributed significantly to

[edit] Pages relating to law

• Chng Suan Tze v. Minister of Home Affairs.

• Reginald Hugh Hickling, British lawyer, colonial civil servant, law academic and writer (created).

On 12 May 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Reginald Hugh Hickling, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — Carabinieri 22:44, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

• Oakwell Engineering v. Enernorth Industries.
• President of Singapore.

• Sources of Singapore law (created).
  • Rated a Good Article on 4 October 2007.

• Thio Li-ann (expanded).
• Treasure trove (expanded).

Did you know... that objects found in 1939 in the ship burial at Sutton Hoo (helmet pictured) were not a treasure trove as their owners intended to bury them permanently? On April 17, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Treasure trove, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — Well done Jack, from another addicted PhD student....Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:38, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pages relating to Singapore

This user is a Singaporean living outside Singapore.

• Christianity in Singapore.

• Chua Ek Kay (edited).

Did you know... that Singaporean artist Chua Ek Kay's ink paintings blended traditional Chinese painting forms and Western art theories and techniques? On February 18, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chua Ek Kay, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid (talk) 23:23, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

• Declaration of Religious Harmony (created).
• Flag of Singapore (expanded).
• Inter-racial and religious confidence circle (created).
• List of Singaporean patriotic songs (expanded from stub).

• Little red dot (created).

On 1 September 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Little red dot, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — GeeJo (t)⁄(c) • 13:33, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

• Majulah Singapura (expanded).

Did you know... that "Majulah Singapura", the national anthem of Singapore, was originally a theme song for events held by Singapore's City Council during colonial times? On 23 December 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Majulah Singapura, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — Maxim(talk) 00:25, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

• Methodist Church in Singapore.

• Neila Sathyalingam, Singaporean dancer, choreographer and instructor (created).
  • Rated a Good Article on 4 September 2007.

On 26 August 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Neila Sathyalingam, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — Carabinieri 20:08, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

• Pedra Branca, South China Sea (edited).

• Singapore Stone.
  • Rated a Good Article on 29 November 2007.

On 22 July 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Singapore Stone, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. —Carabinieri 17:21, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

• Singlish vocabulary.
• Wesley Methodist Church (created).

• Zubir Said (expanded).
  • Rated a Good Article on 1 December 2007.

[edit] Other pages

• Will Alsop, British architect (expanded).

• Paudge Behan, Irish actor and writer (expanded).

Did you know... that Irish actor Paudge Behan is the son of IRA Chief of Staff Cathal Goulding and Beatrice Behan, the widow of playwright Brendan Behan? Did you know? was updated. On 16 November 2007, a fact from the article Paudge Behan, which you recently nominated, was featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — Zzyzx11 (Talk) 15:05, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

• Boosey & Hawkes, British music publisher (expanded from stub).
  • Rated a Good Article on 14 June 2007.

Did you know... that British music publisher Boosey & Hawkes owns copyrights to much major 20th century music, including works by Bartók, Bernstein, Britten, Elliott Carter, Rachmaninoff, Steve Reich and Stravinsky? On May 31, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Boosey & Hawkes, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — Thanks again for the hard work you put into the article. Best of luck with the GAC. Happy editing, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:51, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

• Bucentaur (expanded).
  • Rated a Good Article on 6 April 2008.

Did you know... that a Venetian foundation seeking to rebuild the Bucentaur (model pictured) has written to Nicolas Sarkozy for a financial contribution as compensation for Napoleon's 1798 destruction of the original ship? On 3 March 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bucentaur, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — Victuallers (talk) 15:49, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

• Ben Daniels, British actor (expanded).
  • Rated a Good Article on 14 February 2008.

• Diddú, Icelandic soprano (created).

• Ex Cathedra, British choir (created).

On 5 April 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ex Cathedra, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page. --howcheng {chat} 23:03, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

• John Foulds, British composer (expanded).

• Laurence Fox, British actor (expanded).
  • Rated a Good Article on 23 April 2008.

Did you know... that Laurence Fox was cast in the British TV detective drama Lewis after his co-star Kevin Whately caught the last 10 minutes of a film he was in? On 26 March 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Laurence Fox, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. Wow, you have put in a tremendous amount of effort with all of the GA and DYK articles lately! — Royalbroil 04:08, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

• Garðar Thór Cortes, Icelandic tenor (created).

On 28 March 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Garðar Thór Cortes, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page. --howcheng {chat} 23:53, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

• Richard Hakluyt, English author, editor and translator (expanded).
  • Rated a Featured Article (my first!) on 2 August 2007.
  • Rated a Good Article on 25 April 2007.

• Jason Isaacs, British actor (edited).
  • Rated a Good Article on 13 July 2007.

• Gethin Jones, British TV presenter from Wales (expanded).
  • Rated a Good Article on 2 March 2008.

• John Joubert, British composer of South African origin (expanded).

• Jan Kaplický, British architect (expanded).

On 6 April 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jan Kaplický, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page. --howcheng {chat} 16:09, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

• Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake.
• Matthew Bourne's The Car Man (created).

• John McFall, British Paralympic sprinter (created).

Did you know... that in January 2006, British Paralympic sprinter John McFall's racing prosthesis was stolen, but anonymously returned a week later? On 3 June 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John McFall (athlete), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — BorgQueen (talk) 18:28, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

• Emery Molyneux, English globe- and instrument-maker (created).
  • Rated a Featured Article (my second) on 18 April 2008.
  • Rated a Good Article on 22 March 2008.

Did you know... that Emery Molyneux's 16th-century terrestrial and celestial globes (pictured) were the first to be made in England and by an Englishman? On 9 February 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Emery Molyneux, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — Congratulations. · AndonicO Hail! 01:26, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

• Ulrich Mühe, German actor.
  • Rated a Good Article on 30 August 2007.

On 13 August 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ulrich Mühe, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page — DarkFalls talk 08:08, 13 August 2007 (UTC).

• Ophelia (painting) (expanded).
• Lloyd Owen, British actor (expanded and rewrote).
  • Rated a Good Article on 28 June 2007.

• Brian Paddick, British former Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Force in London and potential Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London in 2008 (edited).

• John Parkinson, English apothecary and botanist (expanded).
  • Rated a Good Article on 20 December 2007.

Did you know... that English botanist John Parkinson included a pun on his name in his monumental 1629 work Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris? (It translates as Park-in-Sun's Terrestrial Paradise.) On 5 December 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Parkinson (botanist), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — Woody (talk) 14:40, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

• Paul Oscar, Icelandic pop singer, songwriter and disc jockey (created).
  • Rated a Good Article on 6 January 2008.

On 6 November 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Paul Oscar, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — Carabinieri 13:28, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

• Martin Peerson, English Renaissance composer, organist and virginalist (created).
  • Rated a Good Article on 4 May 2007.

On 13 April 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Martin Peerson, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page. --howcheng {chat} 20:19, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

• Oscar Pistorius, South African Paralympic runner (edited).
  • Rated a Good Article on 26 March 2008.

• John Pory, English government administrator, traveller, author and journalist (edited and expanded).
• Michael Praed, British actor.

• Angus Purden, British television presenter (created).

Did you know... that Angus Purden, regular presenter of the BBC's Cash in the Attic, modelled for Giorgio Armani for three years in Milan? Did you know? was updated. On 21 November 2007, a fact from the article Angus Purden, which you recently nominated, was featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — Zzyzx11 (Talk) 23:46, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

• Jeffrey Skidmore, British conductor (created).
• James Smithson, British mineralogist and chemist who left a bequest in his will that was used to initially fund the Smithsonian Institution

• "Song for Athene" (created).

Did you know... that John Tavener's "Song for Athene", sung at the funeral of Princess Diana, combines texts from the Orthodox funeral service and Shakespeare's Hamlet? On 21 March 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Song for Athene, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — howcheng {chat} 18:47, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

• Underneath the Lintel (a play) (created).
• Russell Watson, British tenor (edited).

• Edward Wright, English mathematician and cartographer (expanded).
  • Rated a Good Article on 25 May 2008.

Did you know... that Elizabethan mathematician and cartographer Edward Wright is said to be "the only Fellow of Caius ever to be granted sabbatical leave in order to engage in piracy"? On 7 May 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Edward Wright (mathematician), which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. — Bedford 00:58, 7 May 2008 (UTC

[edit] Templates

• {{Birth year and age}} and {{Death year and age}} (tweaked)
• {{Indian name}} (created)
• {{Infobox church}} (edited)
• {{Malay name}} and {{Malay name2}} (created)
• {{Singapore Constitution}} (created)
• {{Singapore Statute}} (edited)
• {{User newspaper}} (created)
• {{User:UBX/University Challenge}} (created)

[edit] Essays

• Wikipedia:Nationality of people from the United Kingdom (created).

[edit] Wikipedia articles I've randomly contributed to

• Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (expanded).
• The Backs.
• Emily Dickinson, American poet.
• Eton mess (expanded).
• Fountain (Duchamp).
• Golden syrup.
• Andy Goldsworthy, British artist.
• Ioan Gruffudd, British actor.
• Nella Fantasia, Italian song.
• Ötzi the Iceman.
• Trafalgar Square (Fourth plinth).
• Frederic Tuten, American novelist, short story writer and essayist (edited).
• University Challenge.

[edit] Wikipedia articles I'd like to work on when I have the time (do help!)

• Case citation.
• Chevening Scholarship.
• Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act (Singapore).
• Family law of Singapore.
• Human rights in Singapore.
• Legal profession in Singapore.
• Matrimonial law of Singapore.
• Misuse of Drugs Act (Singapore).
• Sections 377 and 377A of the Penal Code (Singapore).
• Sedition Act (Singapore).
• Singapore Academy of Law.
• Singaporean nationality law.
• Subordinate Courts of Singapore.
• Vandalism Act (Singapore).
• Women's Charter (Singapore).

[edit] Wikipedia articles I've reviewed and upgraded to Good Article status

• Criminal damage in English law.

[edit] Awards (thanks!) and achievements

This user has written or significantly contributed to 2 Featured Articles on Wikipedia.

This user has been a major contributor to 24 articles featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

This user has significantly contributed to 19 Good Articles on Wikipedia.

		The Original Barnstar
		For your excellent contributions in Law of Singapore and related articles, I award you the Original Barnstar! Thank you for expanding these topics in Wikipedia. —Vsion 03:19, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

		The Special Barnstar
		For your exceptionally great contribution in creating the new article about Neila Sathyalingam —Taprobanus 13:03, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		I award Jacklee this barnstar for his excellent articles on Páll Óskar and Sigrún Hjálmtýsbörn. — Haukur (talk) 02:33, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		I hereby award this barnstar to User:JackLee for fine work in raising Emery Molyneux to featured status. — qp10qp (talk) 15:34, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For far exceeding your 'duty' as an altruistic Wikipedian. Nick Michael (talk) 17:14, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

		The Law Barnstar
		for being fair, tolerant and constructive in the GA review of Criminal damage in English law. You could have just left it once you'd passed it, but you went the extra mile and improved it further to make this article one of the few GA's dealing with English criminal law. Many thanks. Rodhullandemu 18:30, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

This editor is an Experienced & Established Editor, and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

I, Durova, am pleased to award the triple crown to Jacklee for exceptional content contributions to Wikipedia. DurovaCharge! 21:12, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

In special appreciation of your contributions at Sources of Singapore law you get a bonus chewing gum stick. I really do love Singapore. Cheers! DurovaCharge! 21:12, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] External links

• A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English.
• My academic articles at the Social Science Research Network