[CALS-Oxford] Singapore Second Workshop: Comparative Law of the Global Majority

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August

04

Tuesday
Venue:NUS, Faculty of Law, Kent Ridge Campus
Type of Participation:Participation by Invitation Only

Description

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

4 August 2026 (Tuesday)

 

Time Topic / Presenter(s) Commenter(s)
8.00am to 8.45am Registration and Light Breakfast
8.45am to 9.00am
  • Introduction: Comparative Law of the Global Majority

Mindy Chen-Wishart (National University of Singapore) and Ngoc Son Bui (University of Oxford)

Part I: Comparative Indigenous Laws
9.00am to 

10.30am

  • Village Law in East Asia – China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam

Ngoc Son Bui (University of Oxford)

Andrew Erueti (University of Auckland)
  • Maori Law in New Zealand

Andrew Erueti (University of Auckland)

Ngoc Son Bui (University of Oxford)
10.30am to 10.45am  Break
10.45am to 12.15pm
  • Indigenous Laws in the Pacific

Suliana Mone (University of Auckland) and Unaisi Narawa (University of Waikato)

Chuma Himonga (University of Cape, South Africa)  and Tinenenji Banda (Southern African Institute for Policy and Research)
  • Customary Laws in Anglophone Africa

Chuma Himonga (University of Cape, South Africa) and Tinenenji Banda (Southern African Institute for Policy and Research)

Suliana Mone (University of Auckland) and Unaisi Narawa (University of Waikato)
  • Indigenous Law in Latin America

Alancay Morales (Indigenous Peoples Rights International) and Sergio Puig (University of Arizona)

Alancay Morales (Indigenous Peoples Rights International) and Sergio Puig (University of Arizona)
12.15pm to 1.30pm Lunch 
Part III: Comparative Religious Laws
1.30pm to 2.30pm  (15) Hindu Law in India and Nepal

Christopher T. Fleming (University of Oxford)

Dietrich Christian Lammerts (The State University of New Jersey)
(16) Buddhist Law in Asia

Dietrich Christian Lammerts (The State University of New Jersey)

Christopher T. Fleming (University of Oxford)
2.30pm to 3.30pm (17) Islamic Law in Southeast Asia

Alfian Yasrif Bin Kuchit (Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura) and Arif A Jamal (National University of Singapore)

Nadirsyah Hosen (University of Melbourne)
(18) Islamic Law in Indonesia

Nadirsyah Hosen (University of Melbourne)

Alfian Yasrif Bin Kuchit (Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura) and Arif A Jamal (National University of Singapore)
3.30pm to 3.45pm Break
3.45pm to 4.45pm (19) Religious Family Law in Africa

Christa Rautenbach (North-West University) and Waheeda Amien (University of Cape Town)

Nazila Ghanea (University of Oxford)
(20) Criminalisation of Witchcraft, Sorcery, Divination and Related Practices in Africa

Nazila Ghanea (University of Oxford)

Christa Rautenbach (North-West University) and Waheeda Amien (University of Cape Town)
4.45pm to 5.45pm (21) Religious Laws in Oceania

Rebecca Monson (Australia National University)

Rodrigo Vitorino Souza Alves (Federal University of Uberlândia)
(22) Religious Laws in Latin America

Rodrigo Vitorino Souza Alves (Federal University of Uberlândia)

Rebecca Monson (Australia National University)
5.45pm to 6.30pm Break
6.30pm Dinner

 

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

5 August 2026 (Wednesday)

 

Time Topic / Presenter(s) Commenter(s)
8.00am to 8.45am Registration and Light Breakfast
Part IV: Comparative Authoritarian Laws
8.45am to 

9.45am

(23) The Excess Executive Power in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia

Nomfundo Ramalekana (University of Cape Town)

David Evan Landau (Florida State University)
(24) Authoritarianism and Constitutionalism in Latin America

David Evan Landau (Florida State University)

Nomfundo Ramalekana (University of Cape Town)
9.45am to 10.00am  Break
Part II: Comparative Colonial Laws
10.00am to 11.00am
  • French Law in Indochina

Sally Frances Low (Melbourne University)

Yun-Ru Chen (National Taiwan University) and Hisashi Harata (University of Tokyo)
  • Japanese Law in Taiwan

Yun-Ru Chen (National Taiwan University) and Hisashi Harata (University of Tokyo)

Sally Frances Low (Melbourne University)
11.00am to 12.00am
  • Spanish Law in the Philippines

Dante B. Gatmaytan (University of the Philippines)

Matthew C. Mirow (Florida International University)
  • Colonial Law in South Asia

Arvind Thiruvallore Thattai (University of York)

Kwamou Eva Feukeu (Max Planck Institute)
12.00pm to 1.15pm Lunch 
1.15pm to 2.15pm 
  • Colonial Law in Africa

Kwamou Eva Feukeu (Max Planck Institute)

Arvind Thiruvallore Thattai (University of York)
  • French Law in West Africa

Maya Berinzon (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

Liliana Obregón Tarazona (University of Los Andes)
2.15pm to 3.15pm
  • Colonial Laws in Latin America

Liliana Obregón Tarazona (University of Los Andes)

Maya Berinzon (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  • Colonial Law in Latin America

Matthew C. Mirow (Florida International University)

Dante B. Gatmaytan (University of the Philippines)
3.15pm to 3.30pm Break
Part V: Comparative Development Laws
3.30pm to 4.30pm (25) Anti-Corruption and Violence Against Women in Afghanistan

Fahima Sirat (Independent Researcher)

Mindy Chen-Wishart (National University of Singapore)
(26) Corporate Law in East Asia

Dan W. Puchniak (Singapore Management University)

Luke Nottage (University of Sydney and University of Tokyo) and Nobumichi Teramura (Keio University)
4.30pm to 5.30pm (27) Corruption and Illegality in Asia

Luke Nottage (University of Sydney and University of Tokyo) and Nobumichi Teramura (Keio University)

Dan W. Puchniak (Singapore Management University)
(28) Development and Human Rights in Latin America

Tatiana Emília Dias Gomes (Federal University of Bahia)

Aïdas Sanogo (Centre Universitaire de Manga, Burkina Faso)
5.30pm to 6.30pm Break and Take Bus Transport
6.30pm Dinner

 

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

6 August 2026 (Thursday)

 

Time Topic / Presenter(s) Commenter(s)
8.15am to 8.45am Registration and Light Breakfast
Part V: Comparative Development Laws
8.45am

10.15am

(29) Development Law in Africa

Ada Ordor (University of Cape Town)

Jan Galip Erk (Mohammed VI Polytechnic University)
(30) Federalism, Governance and Development in Africa

Jan Galip Erk (Mohammed VI Polytechnic University)

Ada Ordor (University of Cape Town)
(31) Land Law and Development in Africa

Aïdas Sanogo (Centre Universitaire de Manga, Burkina Faso)

Tatiana Emília Dias Gomes (Federal University of Bahia)
10.15am to 10.30am 
10.30am to 12.00pm (32) Comparison and Theorisation (Zoom)

Mariana Mota Prado

(33) Competition Law in South Asia

Amber Darr (University of Manchester)

Robert Ian McEwin (National University of Singapore)
(34) IP Competition Law in Southeast Asia

Robert Ian McEwin (National University of Singapore)

Amber Darr (University of Manchester)
12.00pm Workshop Closing

Mindy Chen-Wishart (National University of Singapore) and Ngoc Son Bui (University of Oxford)

 

Contact Information

For enquiries, please contact cals@nus.edu.sg.

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