The ethics of naming buildings after luminaries

Prof Simon Chesterman, Dean of the NUS Faculty of Law opined that it is prudent to be clear about whether naming is a commercial opportunity or a philanthropic contribution. He added that in the case of the EW Barker Centre for Law & Business, above and beyond the generous donations, the Barker family has given NUS an extraordinary honour of naming the centre after Singapore's longest-serving Minister for Law.

• The Straits Times, 3 June 2017, Opinion, pA40