Description

Virtual Roundtable #20 will be based on the book “Religious Offences in Common Law Asia: Colonial Legacies, Constitutional Rights and Contemporary Practice” by (Eds.) Jaclyn Neo and Thio Li-ann (Hart, 2021),

The Panel will discuss the book’s in-depth comparative analysis of how religious penal clauses have been developed and employed within Asian common law states, the impact of such developments on constitutional rights as well as the rigorous studies of common law jurisdictions that have adopted similar provisions in their penal code provided in the volume that contributed to an original examination and analysis of the use and development of these religious clauses in their respective jurisdictions.

Speakers:

• Associate Professor Arif Jamal, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
• Professor Thio Li-ann, National University of Singapore (Co-editor)
• Associate Professor Jaclyn Neo, National University of Singapore (Co-editor)
• Professor Neville Cox, Trinity College Dublin
• Professor Adrienne Stone, University of Melbourne
• Professor Patrick Weil, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Register here: https://bit.ly/VR20Registration

Get the book here: https://bit.ly/3BWyT0g

This Roundtable is proudly organised by the Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS), Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore.

The Virtual Roundtables on Asian Law is an online series by the Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS). It brings together legal experts to share critical perspectives on topical issues on law in Asia. This series is open to academics, public officers, members of civil society, and legal practitioners from anywhere in the world who are interested in gaining deeper knowledge of Asian approaches to various legal issues.

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