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.

 

Date Paper Titles & Presenters Slides Videos
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
27 October 2025 Trust in Promise and Contract: One Sense or Two?
Professor Prince Saprai
University College London