{"id":7133,"date":"2025-09-09T17:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/clt\/?page_id=7133"},"modified":"2025-11-24T10:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T02:39:49","slug":"the-singapore-symposium-in-legal-theory-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/clt\/the-singapore-symposium-in-legal-theory-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Singapore Symposium in Legal Theory 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tThe Singapore Symposium in Legal Theory 2025\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/clt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/Photo-26.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/clt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/cltsslt250826_pic001.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"previous\" role=\"button\">\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"next\" role=\"button\">\n<\/a>\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Paper Titles &amp; Presenters<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Slides<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Videos<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17 February 2025<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"568\"><a href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/clt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/250217-Leora-Katz-QR.pdf\">Second Chances in Criminal Law: A Robust Defense<\/a><br \/>\nDr Leora Dahan Katz<br \/>\nHebrew University of Jerusalem<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hJVjkCANDWs?si=VxbL13ypLueJzdx7\">View<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10 March 2025<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/clt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/CLT250310-11-Paul-Halliday-QR.pdf\">What Did Paper do to the Law? Some Extra-Textual Considerations<\/a><br \/>\nProfessor Paul Halliday<br \/>\nUniversity of Virginia<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hftvaHzt4XM?si=c_C53RkCaBk0Mm8P\">View<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>26 March 2025<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/clt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/CLT250326-Alastair-McClure-QR.pdf\">Trials of Sovereignty: Mercy, Violence and the Making of Criminal Law in British India<\/a><br \/>\nDr. Alastair McClure<br \/>\nUniversity of Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ClHTFsrKpcg?si=dX6ISZfTRLqmtpSx\">View<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>26 August 2025<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/clt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/CLTSSLT250826-Lulu-Weis-QR.pdf\">Intrinsic Duties and Constitutional Goods<\/a><br \/>\nAssociate Professor Lael K Weis<br \/>\nUniversity of Melbourne<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XN3roVSy7N8\">View<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13 October 2025<\/td>\n<td>Legal Facts<br \/>\nProfessor Andrei Marmor<br \/>\nCornell Law School<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AgX4tazgcIY\">View<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>27 October 2025<\/td>\n<td>Trust in Promise and Contract: One Sense or Two?<br \/>\nProfessor Prince Saprai<br \/>\nUniversity College London<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YV6KCJpVxNo\">View<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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