The Singapore Symposium in Legal Theory 2025
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.
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17 February 2025 | Second Chances in Criminal Law: A Robust Defense Dr Leora Dahan Katz Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
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10 March 2025 | What Did Paper do to the Law? Some Extra-Textual Considerations Professor Paul Halliday University of Virginia |
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26 March 2025 | Trials of Sovereignty: Mercy, Violence and the Making of Criminal Law in British India Dr. Alastair McClure University of Hong Kong |
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26 August 2025 | Intrinsic Duties and Constitutional Goods Associate Professor Lael K Weis University of Melbourne |
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13 October 2025 | Legal Facts Professor Andrei Marmor Cornell Law School |
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27 October 2025 | Trust in Promise and Contract: One Sense or Two? Professor Prince Saprai University College London |