Marcus TEO
Marcus specialises in the conflict of laws, public law and foreign relations law. His work has been published or is forthcoming in leading journals, including the Cambridge Law Journal, the International and Comparative Law Quarterly, the Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, and the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. His current work focuses on foreign relations doctrines in the conflict of laws, as well as the theoretical foundations of the conflict of laws and administrative law.
Marcus teaches Constitutional & Administrative Law, International Commercial Litigation, and Principles of Conflict of Laws. He is a co-convenor of the Singapore Private International Law Discussion Group, the principal examiner for the Part B Conflict of Laws Course, and a consultant in public law and conflicts cases before Singapore’s courts. He holds degrees from NUS and the University of Cambridge.”
Current Courses
Constitutional & Administrative Law
Principles Of Conflict Of Laws
Marcus specialises in the conflict of laws, public law and foreign relations law. His work has been published or is forthcoming in leading journals, including the Cambridge Law Journal, the International and Comparative Law Quarterly, the Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, and the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. His current work focuses on foreign relations doctrines in the conflict of laws, as well as the theoretical foundations of the conflict of laws and administrative law.
Marcus teaches Constitutional & Administrative Law, International Commercial Litigation, and Principles of Conflict of Laws. He is a co-convenor of the Singapore Private International Law Discussion Group, the principal examiner for the Part B Conflict of Laws Course, and a consultant in public law and conflicts cases before Singapore’s courts. He holds degrees from NUS and the University of Cambridge.”
Journal Articles
Marcus Teo, ‘A Negotiation-Based Choice of Law Rule for Contract Formation’ (2021) Lloyd’s Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly 427-431
Marcus Teo, ‘Foreign Law Illegality: Patel’s New Frontier?’ (2021) 80(1) Cambridge Law Journal 32-35
Marcus Teo, ‘Border Problems between Statute, Policy and Private International Law’ (2021) Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 254-266
Marcus Teo and Kiu Yan Yu, ‘Burden of Proof and False Statements of Fact under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019’ (2021) 33 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 760-776
Marcus Teo, ‘The Dawn of Proportionality in Singapore’ (2020) Public Law 631-642
Marcus Teo, ‘Service out for Scandalising Contempt: An International Constitutional Jurisdiction?’ (2019) Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 477-488
Marcus Teo, ‘Double Standards of Rationality’ Singapore Law Gazette (May 2019)
Marcus Teo, ‘Floating/Invalid Choice of Law Clauses in Context: Shanghai Turbo Enterprises Ltd v Liu Ming [2018] SGHC 172′ Singapore Law Blog (23 October 2018) (http://www.singaporelawblog.sg/blog/article/220)
Marcus Teo, ‘The Limits of Prosecutorial Discretion’ Singapore Public Law Blog (24 October 2017) (https://singaporepubliclaw.com/2017/10/24/limits-of-prosecutorial-discretion/#more-976)
Marcus Teo, ‘Constitutional essentials: Ravi and the future of implied substantive limits on constitutional amendment in Singapore’ (case note on Ravi s/o Madasamy v Attorney-General and other matters [2017] SGHC 163), SingaporeLawWatch Commentary, Issue 1/Aug 2017 (accessible through LawNet)
- Constitutional and Administrative Law
- The Conflict of Laws
- Foreign Relations Law