Marcus 
Gao

 
Post-Doctoral Fellow

A teacher of criminal law and jurisprudence. I am also a member of the Centre of Legal Theory at NUS. My research concerns the justification of criminal law and punishment. At NUS, I will work on a political account of legal moralism, exploring its implications on punishment, criminalisation and criminal justice policy.

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Contact

marclim@nus.edu.sg
6516 1763

Education

PhD

My main teaching and research areas are criminal law, jurisprudence and moral, political and legal philosophy. Particularly, I am interested in why punishment can be justified, what kind of behaviours should be criminalised and what functions the criminal law and criminal justice institutions play in a community. Currently I am working on a political account of legal moralism, exploring its implications on punishment, criminalisation and criminal justice policy.

  • Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
  • Jurisprudence