{"id":13081,"date":"2026-11-11T11:05:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T03:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/cals\/?page_id=13081"},"modified":"2026-11-12T12:18:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T04:18:03","slug":"applied-law-in-asia-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/cals\/applied-law-in-asia-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Applied Law in Asia Series (ALIAS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<div class=\"custom-breadcrumbs\"><ul><li class=\"item-home\"><i class=\"fas fa-home\"><\/i><a class=\"bread-link bread-home\" href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/cals\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tApplied Law In Asia Series (ALIAS)\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/cals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/1.-ALIAS-Banner-300x87.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1066\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Centre for Asian Legal Studies launched the Applied Law in Asia Series (ALIAS) in 2021. Featuring speakers and presenters who are experts in their fields, ALIAS aims to offer the legal community in Singapore and the region the opportunity to develop meaningful and practical insights into various areas of law as practised by the rich and diverse jurisdictions in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>To this end, ALIAS comprises of short programmes spanning a range of issues from foundational topics to new legal developments or emerging areas of law across Asia. These programmes will provide focused content for legal practitioners and will offer Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points for Singapore lawyers. Associate Professor Jaclyn Neo, the Centre&#8217;s Director, sees this series as the Centre&#8217;s &#8220;primary platform to provide Asia-focused, but Singapore-relevant executive programmes to the legal industry so as to raise the level of legal knowledge on critical areas of law in Asia&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\u00a0Past Programmes\t<\/h3>\n\t<a role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" type=\"button\">Comparative Corporate Law and Governance in Asia: Understanding Developments in Singapore Through Asian Lenses<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Collapse<\/i><\/button><\/a><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/cals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/2.-ALIAS-Comparative-Corporate-Law-Governance-in-Asia-300x87.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"206\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The inaugural programme, titled &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/cals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/03\/ALIAS-July-2021-Course-Information.pdf\">Comparative Corporate Law and Governance in Asia: Understanding Developments in Singapore Through Asian Lenses<\/a>&#8216;, was held on 27-29 July 2021. It featured Associate Professor Dan W. Puchniak (National University of Singapore).<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about what took place, please refer to the Centre&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/cals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/04\/CALS-Year-in-Review-2021-High-Res.pdf\">Year in Review 2021 Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<a role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">Understanding the Civil Law<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Expand<\/i><\/button><\/a><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/cals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/3.-ALIAS-Understanding-the-Civil-Law-1-300x87.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"206\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The second programme, titled &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/cals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/03\/ALIAS-April-2022-Flyer-High-Res.pdf\">Understanding the Civil Law<\/a>&#8216;, was held across three days, on 19, 22, and 26 April 2022. It featured Associate Professor Christian Hofmann (National University of Singapore) and Associate Professor Wu Ying-Chieh (Seoul National University).<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about what took place, please refer to the Centre&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/cals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/CALS-Year-in-Review-2022.pdf\">Year in Review 2022 Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<a role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-2\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">Comparative Dimensions of Criminal Law<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Expand<\/i><\/button><\/a><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/cals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/4.-ALIAS-Comparative-Dimensions-of-Criminal-Law-300x87.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"206\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A third, titled &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/cals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/CALS-ALIAS-14-July-2023-Flyer.pdf\">Comparative Dimensions of Criminal Law<\/a>&#8216;, was conducted on 14 July 2023. It featured Adjunct Research Professor Stanley Yeo (National University of Singapore) and Assistant Professor Ronnakorn Bunmee (Thammasat University).<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about what took place, please refer to the Centre&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/cals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/CALS-Year-in-Review-2023.pdf\">Year in Review 2023 Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t<p><em>For enquiries, please contact CALS at: <a href=\"cals@nus.edu.sg\">cals@nus.edu.sg<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applied Law In Asia Series (ALIAS) The Centre for Asian Legal Studies launched the Applied Law in Asia Series (ALIAS) in 2021. 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