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[CALS Article] ST Commentary: Singapore’s social cohesion faces big test in the age of borderless viral hate speech

CALS Director Jaclyn Neo has warned that Singapore’s social cohesion faces growing strain from borderless online hate speech spreading rapidly through global digital platforms. Writing in The Straits Times, she said preventive legal tools such as the Online Criminal Harms Act are needed to curb harm early, alongside digital literacy and community dialogue to uphold racial and religious harmony.

[CALS Lunch Book Talk] The Failures of Others: Justifying Institutional Expansion in Comparative Public and International Law

Arguments from failure—claims that institutions must expand their powers because others are failing—are widespread but poorly understood in law. Their ambiguity and overlap with doctrines like emergencies obscure analysis. Recognising them as a distinct public law concept allows constitutional theory to better evaluate their legitimacy.

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[CALS Lunch Talk] What Occupational Licensing Requirements Protect the Public Evidence from the Legal Profession

[CALS Lunch Talk] What Occupational Licensing Requirements Protect the Public? Evidence from the Legal Profession

Professor Rozema studies which occupational licensing requirements truly protect the public, using professional discipline as a harm measure. Analyzing 34 U.S. states (1984–2019), he finds that only restrictions on high-risk individuals reduce harm, with effects appearing over a decade, and the overall impact on harm remains limited.

Stanley Yeo, Visiting Professor of Law at NUS, made substantial contributions to the two-day Faculty Development Workshop on teaching criminal law at NLSIU, Bengaluru. He served as a plenary panelist, session chair, and led a full teaching session on Defences, sharing comparative insights, practical pedagogical strategies, and guidance for early-career academics.

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Co-authored by CALS Research Assistant, Toh Ding Jun, this chapter provides a clear and engaging overview of Singapore’s corporate governance system. Together, the authors trace the development of Singapore’s governance framework from the first Code of Corporate Governance in 2001 to today’s robust and sophisticated regulatory environment. Their analysis highlights Singapore’s longstanding commitment to transparency, accountability, and market stability.

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