Media Media News Publications Press Releases Gallery Social Media Hub Media Contact News Filter by: MonthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberYear2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013CategoryAlumniFacultyGivingImpactIn the NewsProgrammesResearchSchoolStudent NUS Law Academy partners NUS SCALE on International Law Study Programme28 June 2024In March 2024, the NUS Law Academy at NUS Law partnered the NUS School of Continuing and Lifelong Education (SCALE) to host 14 graduate students from China who visited Singapore for a bespoke programme on international law. The Academy had previously organised customised programmes for learners in Singapore, and from countries such as India and Thailand.Read More >The 8th NUS Law Pro Bono Awards: Recognising NUS Law students’ outreach to the community21 June 2024In recognition of their outstanding contributions to pro bono work, 14 awards were presented to students at the 8th NUS Law Pro Bono Awards ceremony. The student leaders were involved in projects that served a diverse group of beneficiaries including migrant workers and vulnerable persons such as the elderly, sexual assault survivors and youths at risk.Read More >Team behind watchdog app and regulatory body tackling greenwashing wins inaugural NUS Law competition3 June 2024Organised by NUS Law’s Centre for Pro Bono and Clinical Legal Education and supported by law firm Linklaters Singapore, the Linklaters Social Impact Competition encourages a multidisciplinary approach to addressing social and sustainability issues. The inaugural run of this competition offers a chance for NUS students who are passionate about sustainability to develop a workable solution to a pressing eco-social challenge.Read More >NUS Law returns to Kent Ridge campus in Academic Year 202528 May 2024The move is a major step by NUS to further integrate its distinctive law degree programmes into the fold of the University’s comprehensive and interdisciplinary undergraduate education. There will be enhanced opportunities for Law students to benefit from interdisciplinary learning, and immerse in vibrant student life and on-campus living for a well-rounded educational experience.Read More >The next chapter begins for NUS Law’s Master of Laws and Juris Doctor graduates15 May 2024Faculty members gathered with postgraduate students for a celebratory farewell dinner at NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House on 12 April 2024, with around 80 students from the LLM and JD programmes in attendance. Two students share with us what drew them to NUS Law for postgraduate studies, what made the experience special, and what lies ahead for them. Read More >Our alumna and Ambassador for International Law, Rena Lee, joins Time magazine’s list of Top 100 Most Influential People24 April 2024Our alumna, Rena Lee ’92 LLM ’98, helped broker the historic High Seas Treaty after more than 15 years of talks, making a profound difference on the world stage and cementing her status as one of Time magazine’s top 100 Most Influential People in 2024.Read More >Shape Your Future with NUS Law15 April 2024The NUS Open House was held on 9 March 2024 at both Kent Ridge and Bukit Timah campuses, with Bukit Timah campus (BTC) receiving approximately 770 visitors, many curious to see what choosing NUS Law would mean for them. Read More >Jones Day Visiting Professorship on Comparative Commercial Law: Arbitration, Arbitrators and the Administration of Justice: Time to Make the Connection13 April 2024On 4 April 2024, the Honourable Geoffrey Ma, former Chief Justice of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, presented a lecture on Arbitration, Arbitrators and the Administration of Justice: Time to Make the Connection as part of the Jones Day Visiting Professorship on Comparative Commercial Law.Read More >Our alumna, Justice Judith Prakash, appointed to the National University of Singapore Board of Trustees2 April 2024The National University of Singapore has welcomed three new members to its Board of Trustees on 1 April 2024. Among them is our distinguished alumna, Justice Judith Prakash. Appointed by the Minister for Education, the Board has 20 members and is made up of eminent leaders from the public sector, academia, business and various professions.Read More >Kees van Raad delivers Sat Pal Khattar Professorial Lecture26 February 2024On 22 February 2024, Professor Kees van Raad delivered the Sat Pal Khattar Professorial Lecture titled “International Taxation at Cross Roads” at the Wee Chong Jin Moot Court located in NUS Law’s Bukit Timah Campus.Read More >2023 Faculty Annual Teaching Excellence Awards15 February 2024Congratulations to Professor Loy Wee Loon ’87, Associate Professor Jolene Lin Grad.Dip.Sing.Law ’05, Associate Professor Umakanth Varottil PhD ’10, Assistant Professor Benny Tan ’12, Assistant Professor Tan Hsien-Li PhD ’09 and Sheridan Fellow Ms Hillary Chua, on being awarded the faculty-level Annual Teaching Excellence Award for 2023!Read More >Passion for pro bono: NUS and Thai student groups explore gig worker protections, community service and cultural exchange9 February 2024How different is pro bono work in Thailand compared to Singapore and how do laws in both countries impact such work? These were the questions that NUS Law undergraduates from the NUS Pro Bono Group (PBG) sought to answer on a five-day trip to Bangkok in January as part of the group’s annual pro bono exchange project.Read More >1234567>> Publications Academic Programme BrochuresGraduateGraduateUndergraduateLawLinkLawLink 2023LawLink 2022LawLink 2021LawLink 2020LawLink 2019LawLink 2018LawLink 2017LawLink 2016LawLink 2015LawLink 2014LawLink 2013LawLink 2012Letter From The DeanLetter from the Dean 2024Letter from the Dean 2023Letter from the Dean 2022Letter from the Dean 2021Letter from the Dean 2020Letter from the Dean 2019Letter from the Dean 2018Letter from the Dean 2017Letter from the Dean 2016ResearchAsian Law Institute (ASLI)Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law (TRAIL)Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL)Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS)Centre for Banking & Finance Law (CBFL)EW Barker Centre for Law & Business (EWBCLB)Centre for Legal Theory (CLT)Centre for Maritime Law (CML) Press Releases Filter by: MonthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberYear2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013 7 February 2020NUS Law names Moot Court in honour of Singapore's First Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin12 May 2019NUS Law launches new Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law4 May 2019NUS Law students to provide pro bono legal services to Visual Arts Cluster institutions25 January 2019NUS Law appoints Professor Hans Tjio as new Director of EW Barker Centre for Law & Business12 December 2018NUS Law launches Law Academy to hone legal skills of professionals in Singapore4 December 2018NUS Law students lauded for pro bono initiatives12 January 2018NUS Law trains legal practitioners in Muslim Law6 December 2017Another feather in the cap for NUS Law: Students clinch maiden champion title at prestigious private law moot31 October 2017NUS Law launches new Centre for Pro Bono & Clinical Legal Education21 October 2017NUS Law celebrates 60 years of legal education16 August 2017NUS Law Associate Professor Debbie Ong appointed as Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts9 August 2017New book on celebrity image rights by NUS Law don launched by celebrities Kit Chan and Allan Wu123 Gallery Filter by: MonthJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberYear2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013 Launch of Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law (TRAIL)5 December 2019Highlights from the official launch of NUS Law's new Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law. More information: https://law.nus.edu.sg/about_us/news/2019/TRAILLaunch.htmlView Video >Professor Jane Ginsburg delivers Distinguished Visitor in IP Lecture12 November 2019Organised by the EW Barker Centre for Law & Business (EWBCLB), the second Distinguished Visitor in Intellectual Property Lecture was delivered by Professor Jane Ginsburg (Columbia Law School) on 12 November 2019, titled "Fair Use in the United States: Transformed, Deformed, Reformed?".View Video >Professorial Lecture with Professor David Tan16 October 2019Professor David Tan (Vice Dean (Academic Affairs), NUS Law) delivered his inaugural professorial lecture to a full house at the Moot Court on 16 October 2019 titled Works, Marks and Personae: De(Re)Constructing Narratives in Intellectual Property Law.View Video >Professor Ran Hirschl delivers 17th Kwa Geok Choo Distinguished Visitors Lecture9 September 2019NUS Law hosted the 17th Kwa Geok Choo Distinguished Visitors Lecture with Professor Ran Hirschl, from the University of Toronto, who delivered a public lecture titled, "Urban Agglomeration, Megacities, Constitutional Silence" on 9 September 2019.View Video >Asian Law Junior Faculty Workshop 201913 June 2019The Asian Law Institute (ASLI), in collaboration with the Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS) at NUS Law convened the inaugural Asian Law Junior Faculty Workshop on 13 June 2019 at the NUS Bukit Timah Campus. The workshop aimed to attract leading research from younger scholars on topics related to Asian jurisdictions, and to provide a platform for them to receive critical feedback on their research from established Asian law scholars.View Video >16th Asian Law Institute (ASLI) Conference11 June 2019NUS Law hosted the 16th Asian Law Institute (ASLI) Conference from 11 to 12 June 2019 at the NUS Bukit Timah Campus. This is the fourth time that NUS Law is representing Singapore as the host institution for this conference. Organised annually by ASLI, the conference provides a platform for legal academics and scholars from ASLI member institutions, as well as from Asia and beyond, to present their research and examine contemporary legal issues of interest to Asian jurisdictions. The theme for this year's conference was "The Rule of Law and the Role of Law in Asia".View Video >Professor Barton Beebe delivers the inaugural Distinguished Visitor in Intellectual Property Lecture20 March 2019The inaugural Distinguished Visitor in Intellectual Property Lecture was delivered by Professor Barton Beebe on 20 March 2019, titled Intellectual Property and Post-Scarcity Society. This Lecture series is organised by the EW Barker Centre for Law & Business (EWBCLB) to bring in eminent thought leaders in the field of intellectual property from around the world, and the lecture will be published in the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies.View Video >Professor Peter Mirfield delivers 16th Kwa Geok Choo Distinguished Visitors Lecture31 January 2019NUS Law hosted the 16th Kwa Geok Choo Distinguished Visitors Lecture with Professor Peter Mirfield, from the University of Oxford, who delivered a public lecture titled, "The Right to Confront Ones Accusers: Did Sir Walter Ralegh Die for Nothing?" on 31 January 2019.View Video >In Conversation - Professor Mindy Chen-Wishart11 December 2018NUS Law Professor Mindy Chen-Wishart is concurrently Professor of the Law of Contract at Oxford University. She teaches Advanced Contract Law at NUS Law.View Video >In Conversation - Assistant Professor Tan Zhong Xing11 December 2018Assistant Professor Tan Zhong Xing is an NUS Law alumnus who teaches Contract Law at NUS Law. In this video, he talks about his Hart Publishing Prize, the Sheridan Fellowship and his research.View Video >Professor Mark Tushnet delivers 15th Kwa Geok Choo Distinguished Visitors Lecture20 September 2018NUS Law hosted the 15th Kwa Geok Choo Distinguished Visitors Lecture with Professor Mark Tushnet, from Harvard Law School, who delivered a public lecture titled, "The Future of the Separation of Powers" on 20 September 2018.View Video >NUS Law Celebrates Diamond Jubilee20 October 2017Here's 60 seconds of our Diamond Jubilee celebration on 20 October at the Shangri-La hotel. The glittering anniversary dinner was attended by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon 86 as the Guest-of-Honour, together with more than 300 faculty members, students, eminent alumni and members of the legal fraternity, benefactors and other supporters of NUS Law.View Video >12 Social Media Hub Media Contact