Highlights
[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 Article] Opinion: Federalism is a strength, not a weakness
CALS Visiting Scholar Prof Andrew Harding emphasises that Malaysia’s federalism is a strength: it balances national and state powers, supports local autonomy especially in Sabah and Sarawak, and lets diversity thrive under one constitutional system, bolstering unity.
![[CALS Lunch Talk] What Occupational Licensing Requirements Protect the Public Evidence from the Legal Profession](https://law.nus.edu.sg/cals/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/12/CALS-Lunch-Talk-What-Occupational-Licensing-Requirements-Protect-the-Public-Evidence-from-the-Legal-Profession.jpg "[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
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.
