The Virtual Roundtables on Asian Law is a new online series by the Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS). It will bring together legal experts to share critical perspectives on topical issues on law in Asia. Sessions will be conducted in an online interactive format. The series will serve as CALS' primary online platform to host pivotal discussions on law in Asia. The 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.
Past Roundtables
Date: 27 May 2020, Wednesday
Time: 10AM (SGT) (75 minutes session)
Speakers:
- Kevin Tan, National University of Singapore
- Yeh Jiunn-rong, National Taiwan University and former Minister of Education
- Melissa Crouch, University of New South Wales
- Aparna Chandra, National Law University, Delhi
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsUKIGovdog&t=4s
View the event flyer HERE.
Date: 15 June 2020, Monday
Time: 11AM (SGT) (90 minutes session)
Speakers:
- Dian Shah, National University of Singapore
- Andrew Harding, National University of Singapore
- Arun Thiruvengadam, Azim Premji University
- Cora Chan, Hong Kong University
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e1HF6opZxc
View the event flyer HERE.
Date: 1 July 2020, Wednesday
Time: 11AM (SGT) (90 minutes session)
Speakers:
- Joseph Chun, National University of Singapore
- Jolene Lin, National University of Singapore
- Linda Yanti Sulistiawati, National University of Singapore
- Ipshita Chaturvedi, C&C Advisors
- Angel Hsu, Yale-NUS
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nv0U2dMifs
View the event flyer HERE.
Date: 16 July 2020, Thursday
Time: 11AM (SGT) (90 minutes session)
Speakers:
- Daniel Seng, National University of Singapore
- Hannah Lim Yee-Fen, Nanyang Technological University
- Thomas Chen Chih-Hsiung, National Chiao-Tung University
- Lee Won-Bok, EWHA Law School, Korea
- Chang Ee-Chien, National University of Singapore
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md4sqizn01Q
View the event flyer HERE.
Date: 28 July 2020, Tuesday
Time: 11AM (SGT) (90 minutes session)
Speakers:
- Ng-Loy Wee Loon, National University of Singapore
- Wang Jiangyu, City University of Hong Kong
- Trang (Mae) Nguyen, Temple University Beasley
- Ding Chunyan, City University of Hong Kong
- Umakanth Varottil, National University of Singapore
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xHipjTg9VY
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Date: 6 August 2020, Thursday
Time: 4PM (SGT) (75 minutes session)
Speakers:
- Arif A. Jamal, National University of Singapore
- Nazila Ghanea, Oxford University
- Mark Hill, FTB Chambers
- Benjamin Schonthal, University of Otago
- Jaclyn Neo, National University of Singapore
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1lU2I7mTGE
View Event Flyer HERE.
Date: 27 August 2020, Thursday
Time: 11AM (SGT) (90 minutes session)
Speakers:
- Hans Tjio, National University of Singapore
- Dora Neo, National University of Singapore
- Munin Pongsapan, Thammasat University
- Kwon Young-Joon, Seoul National University
- Liu Qiao, City University of Hong Kong
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQjSu_7OnrY
View Event Flyer HERE.
Date: 7 October 2020, Wednesday
Time: 11AM (SGT) (90 minutes session)
Speakers:
- Kevin YL Tan, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Montira Unakul, UNESCO, Bangkok Office
- Jack Lee Tsen-Ta, ICOMOS Singapore
- Paulius Jurcys, ICOMOS Lithuania
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vvLmieFmM0
View the event flyer HERE.
Date: 16 October 2020, Friday
Time: 11AM (SGT) (90 minutes session)
Speakers:
- Cheah Wui Ling, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Michael Hor, HKU
- Yeo Meng Heong, Stanley, National University of Singapore
- Farah Nini Binti Dusuki, UM
- Jamie Walvisch, UniMelb
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbqlv_BTBY4
View the event flyer HERE.
Based on Dr Ran Hirschl's book: City, State: Constitutionalism and the Megacity
Date: 11 November 2020, Wednesday
Time: 3.30pm (SGT) (90 minutes session)
Speakers:
- Jaclyn Neo, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Ran Hirschl, University of Toronto
- Kevin Y.L. Tan, National University of Singapore
- Chang Wen-Chen, National Chiao Tung University
- Matthew Idiculla, Centre for Law & Policy Research
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrNoCbwHlfc
View the event flyer HERE.
Based on the book "Regulating Religion in Asia", edited by Jaclyn L. Neo, Arif A. Jamal and Daniel P.S. Goh.
Date: 10 December 2020, Thursday
Time: 10AM (SGT) (90 minutes session)
Moderator & Speakers:
- Assistant Professor Dian Shah, Faculty of Law, NUS (Moderator)
- Professor Kenneth Dean, Asia Research Institute, NUS
- Assistant Professor Mona Oraby, Amherst College
- Professor Vineeta Sinha, Department of Sociology, NUS
Book Editors:
- Associate Professor Jaclyn Neo, Faculty of Law, NUS
- Associate Professor Arif Jamal, Faculty of Law, NUS
- Associate Professor Daniel Goh, Department of Sociology, NUS
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehInscX8Zu4
View the event flyer HERE.
Date: 17 March 2021, Wednesday
Time: 5.00PM (SGT) (90 minutes)
Speakers:
- Assoc Prof Umakanth Varottil, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Prof Beate Sjåfjell, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo
- Prof Hans Tjio, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
- Ellie Mulholland, Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative
- Assoc Prof Ernest Lim, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore (Author)
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLrxzLIv2Uk
View the event flyer HERE.
Time: 2.00PM (SGT) (90 minutes)
Speakers:
- Dr Kevin YL Tan, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Dr Ridwanul Hoque, University of Dhaka
- Dr Mara Malagodi, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Dr Ebrahim Afsah, University of Copenhagen
- Dr Mahendra Pal Singh, Jindal Global University
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LIPEU7tnN0
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Time: 3.30PM (SGT) (90 minutes)
Speakers:
- Prof Ann Black, University of Queensland (Moderator)
- Prof Melissa Crouch, University of New South Wales
- Dr Nadirsyah Hosen, Monash University
- Assoc Prof Arif Jamal, National University of Singapore
- Prof Mark Hill QC, Barrister, FTB Chambers
- Prof Silvio Ferrari, University of Milan
- Assoc Prof Rossella Bottoni, University of Trento
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0rxq4XO_U4
View the event flyer HERE.
Time: 2.00PM (SGT) (90 minutes)
- Kevin YL Tan, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Thongchai Winichakul, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Nuthamon Kongcharoen, Chiang Mai University
- Andrew Harding, National University of Singapore
- Munin Pongsapan, Thammasat University
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzmig1bD90o
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Time: 6.00PM (SGT) (90 minutes)
- Prof. Andrew Harding National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Dr. Jayson Lamchek, University of New South Wales
- Dr. Julieta Mira, National University of Mar del Plata
- Dr. Carolina Yoko Furusho, Open Society Justice Initiative
- Dr. George Radics, National University of Singapore
- Dr. Pablo Ciocchini, University of Liverpool
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7Ibu4JhwTU
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Time: 11.00AM (SGT) (90 minutes)
- Dr. Andrew Harding, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Prof. Richard Albert, University of Texas at Austin
- Ms. Sharowat Shamin, University of Dhaka
- Dr. Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang, Chulalongkorn University
- Ms. Virginie Kuoch, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTLZqPoaHC8
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Time: 4.00PM (SGT) (90 minutes)
- Assoc Professor Cheah Wui Ling, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Professor Stanley Yeo, National University of Singapore
- Professor Mrinal Satish, National Law School of India University
- Professor Harkristuti Harkrisnowo, University of Indonesia
- Assistant Professor Ronnakorn Bunmee, Thammasat University
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcTc_t8IXrA
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Date: 22 February 2022, Tuesday
Time: 10.00AM (SGT) (90 minutes)
Speakers:
- Dr Dian Shah, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Dr Eugenie Merieau, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Author)
- Professor Andrew Harding, National University of Singapore
- Professor Tom Ginsburg, University of Chicago
- Dr Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang, Chulalongkorn University
- Professor Thongchai Winichakul, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoTgBmzlIaw
View the event flyer HERE.
Date: 17 March 2022, Thursday
Time: 3.00PM (SGT) (90 minutes)
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
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szsDZJWGf1U
View the Flyer HERE.
Date: 26 April 2022, Tuesday
Time: 10.00AM (SGT) (90 minutes)
Speakers:
- Dr Kevin Tan, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Dr Rosalind Dixon, University of New South Wales
- Dr David Landau, Florida State University
- Dr Dian Shah, National University of Singapore
- Dr Wen-Chen Chang, National Taiwan University
- Dr Rehan Abeyratne, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyM6MF5jgpE
View the Flyer HERE.
Date: 24 May 2022, Tuesday
Time: 9.00AM (SGT) (90 minutes)
Speakers:
- Dr Jaclyn Neo, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Dr Donald L. Horowitz, Duke University
- Dr Rosalind Dixon, University of New South Wales
- Dr Dian Shah, National University of Singapore
- Dr Shamshad Pasarlay, University of Chicago
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSU87tO3B0k
View the Flyer HERE.
Date: 26 August 2022, Friday
Time: 11.00AM (SGT) (90 minutes)
Speakers:
- Dr Benjamin Lawrence, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Dr David Law, University of Virginia
- Dr Melissa Crouch, University of New South Wales
- Dr Rehan Abeyratne, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Dr Alexander Fischer, Jindal Global Law School
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Date: 22 February 2023, Wednesday
Time: 3.00 PM (SGT) (90 minutes)
Speakers:
- Benjamin Lawrence, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Michael Ng, University of Hong Kong
- Kentaro Matsubara, University of Tokyo
- Devika Shankar, University of Hong Kong
- Kevin YL Tan, National University of Singapore
View the flyer HERE.
Date: 28 November 2023, Tuesday
Time: 11.00 AM (SGT) (90 minutes)
Speakers:
- Dr Raeesa Vakil, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Associate Professor Aparna Chandra, National Law School of India University
- Professor Sital Kalantry, Seattle University
- Professor William H.J. Hubbard, the University of Chicago Law School
- Professor Dinesha Samarantne, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Assistant
- Professor Marva Khan, Lahore University of Management Science
- Dr Ronojoy Sen, National University of Singapore
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a93n6iQ_DSw
View the flyer HERE.
Date: 26 January 2024, Friday
Time: 10.00 AM (SGT) (90 minutes)
Speakers:
- Teng Li, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Pooja Parmar, University of Victoria
- Helena Whalen-Bridge, National University of Singapore
- Richard Wu, University of Hong Kong
View the flyer HERE.
Date: 22 February 2024, Friday
Time: 2.00 PM (SGT) (90 minutes)
Speakers:
- Teng Li, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Muhammad Zubair Abbasi, Oxford Brookes University
- Ali Shirvani, Northwest University
- Marva Khan, Lahore University of Management Sciences
- Shamshad Pasarlay, The University of Chicago
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgoMwGnh2eE
View the flyer HERE.
Date: 25 April 2024, Thursday
Time: 9.00 AM (SGT) (90 minutes)
Speakers:
- Ratu Durotun Nafisah, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Stefanus Hendrianto, Pontificia Università Gregoriana
- Dian A H Shah, National University of Singapore
- Dian Rositawati, Stanford University
- Susi Dwi Harijanti, Padjadjaran University
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNobVQzGdBM
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Date: 10 May 2024, Friday
Time: 11.00 AM (SGT) (90 minutes)
Speakers:
- Kevin YL Tan, National University of Singapore (Moderator)
- Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Guest-of-Honour)
- Ridwanul Hoque, Kent Institute Australia, Melbourne
- Rokeya Chowdhury, New Era Immigration Law Firm
- Cynthia Farid, The University of Hong Kong
Watch here: https://youtu.be/mOpMopDPCts
View the flyer HERE.