The Singapore Symposium in Legal Theory 2017

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
31 January 2017
Tuesday, 5-7pm
Legislation as Stipulation
Associate Professor Patrick Emerton
Monash University
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14 February 2017
Tuesday, 5-7pm
What Makes a Social Order Primitive? In Defense of Hart’s Take On International Law
Associate Professor David Lefkowitz
University of Richmond
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7 March 2017
Tuesday, 5-7pm
Democratic Equality or Confucian Hierarchy?
Professor Joseph Chan
The University of Hong Kong
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21 March 2017
Tuesday, 5-7pm
Constituting the People
Professor Leslie Green
University of Oxford
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4 April 2017
Tuesday, 5-7pm
The Political Morality of Criminal Law
Associate Professor James Edwards
University of Oxford
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