The Singapore Symposium in Legal Theory 2016

The Singapore Symposium in Legal Theory is an initiative supported by the Faculty of Law to promote discussion of current research in the field of legal theory, broadly conceived. It consists of occasional seminars and a formal programme of papers held in Semester 2 each year, in which those working in legal theory from around the world join with colleagues at NUS to present work in progress and explore contemporary debates.

Date Paper Titles & Presenters Slides Videos
18 January 2016
Monday, 4-6pm
Liberalism and the Concept of Identity
Professor Akeel Bilgrami
Columbia University
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12 February 2016
Friday, 4-6pm
Privacy, Power, and the Inadequacies of Private Law
Professor Lisa Austin
University of Toronto
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4 March 2016
Friday, 4-6pm
The Transformation of Private Law through European Integration
Professor Hans-W. Micklitz
European University Institute
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14 March 2016
Monday, 4-6pm
Potestas Irritans: Reflections on Matthew Hale's Constitutional Jurisprudence
Professor Gerald Postema
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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21 March 2016
Monday, 4-6pm
What is Customary Law in foro?
Dr Grant Lamond
University of Oxford
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