Gary 
BELL

 
Associate Professor

Director, LLM (International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution) & LLM (Asian Legal Studies)

Academic Fellow

After an undergraduate degree in theology (BTh) at the Université Laval (Quebec City), Gary F. Bell obtained degrees in both the common law (LLB) and the civil law (BCL) at McGill University in Montreal and an LLM at Columbia University in New York City. He was Editor in Chief of the McGill Law Journal, clerked for Justice Stevenson of the Supreme Court of Canada and taught at McGill University. He does most of his research on Indonesian law and on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

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Contact

lawbellg@nus.edu.sg
(65) 6516-3635
ETS-02-02

Education

LLM (Columbia); LLB, BCL (McGill); BTh (Laval); Advocate (Quebec)

Curriculum Vitae

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Current Courses

International Commercial Arbitration

Topics in International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Indonesian Law

Legal Systems of Asia (A)

Legal Systems of Asia (B)

Legal Systems of Asia (E)

After an undergraduate degree in theology (BTh) at the Université Laval (Quebec City), Gary F. Bell obtained degrees in both the common law (LLB) and the civil law (BCL.) at McGill University in Montreal and an LLM at Columbia University in New York City. He was Editor in Chief of the McGill Law Journal, clerked for Justice Stevenson of the Supreme Court of Canada and taught at McGill University. He teaches in comparative law (Comparative Legal Traditions, International and Comparative Law of Sale, Indonesian Law). He does most of his research on Indonesian law and on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

Book Chapters
Gary F. Bell, 'The Singapore International Commercial Court' in Albert Henke, Marco Torsello and Elena Zucconi Galli Fonseca (eds), International Commercial Courts. A Paradigm for the Future of Adjudication? (Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane 2024)

Gary F. Bell, 'Threats and Unfair Exploitation in Indonesia' in Mindy Chen-Wishart, Hiroo Sono, and Stefan Vogenauer (eds), Invalidity: Studies in the Contract Laws of Asia, Vol IV (Oxford University Press 2022)

Gary F. Bell, 'Arbitration and Comparative Law' in C. L. Lim (ed), The Cambridge Companion to International Arbitration (Cambridge University Press 2021) 61

Journal Articles
Gary F. Bell, 'Conflicts of Laws and Jurisdictions in Indonesia-related Arbitrations Seated in Singapore – Perspectives From The Tribunal' (2022) 12 (1) Indonesia Law Review 33

  • Comparative Law
  • Indonesian Law
  • International & Comparative Law of Sale
  • Arbitration