In addition to a chapter by S Tiwari reflecting on his experience in international law, this volume also includes an article by Professor Kevin Tan tracing Singapore’s interactions with international law in the early years of its independence, and three articles on early Singapore and international law by Professors LC Green and S Jayakumar and Justice Chao Hick Tin. This was intended to be a celebratory volume, published to celebrate the opening of CIL. Less that a year after that occasion, Tiwari succumbed to a massive brain haemorrhage and passed away on 26 July 2010.

After graduating from NUS Law School, Sivakant Tiwari joined the Singapore legal service and served in several senior positions including legal adviser to the Ministry of Defence and Head of the International Affairs Division of the Attorney-General’s Chambers. He made enormous contributions to Singapore and to the practice of international law in Singapore.