WOON 
Cheong Ming, Walter, S.C.

 
Emeritus Professor

Professor Walter Woon’s research interests are in Criminal Law, Company Law and International Law. A graduate of NUS Law’s class of ’81, he was Sub-Dean and Vice-Dean of the Faculty from 1988-1991. He later became a Nominated Member of Parliament from 1992-1996, and was Legal Adviser to the President and Council of Presidential Advisers 1995-1997. Professor Woon was also Ambassador of Singapore between 1998 and 2006 in Germany, Greece, the European Union, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the Vatican.

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Contact

lawwcm@nus.edu.sg
(65) 6516-3269
FED-02-25

Education

LLM (University of Cambridge); LLB (NUS); Advocate & Solicitor (Singapore)

Curriculum Vitae

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Current Courses

Criminal Law (D)

Company Law (F)

Professor Walter Woon’s research interests are in Criminal Law, Company Law and International Law. A graduate of NUS Law’s class of ’81, he was Sub-Dean and Vice-Dean of the Faculty from 1988-1991. He later became a Nominated Member of Parliament from 1992-1996, and was Legal Adviser to the President and Council of Presidential Advisers 1995-1997. Professor Woon was also Ambassador of Singapore between 1998 and 2006 in Germany, Greece, the European Union, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the Vatican.

Upon returning to Singapore, he was Solicitor-General from 2006-2008 and Attorney-General from 2008 – 2010. He was appointed a Senior Counsel of the Supreme Court in 2006. Currently, Professor Woon is Dean of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education, Chairman of regional law firm RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP, Honorary Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors and Chairman of the Society of International Law Singapore. Professor Woon was also awarded the University Teaching Excellence Award in 2014 and 2015.

Journal Articles
Walter Woon S.C., 'China and America: From Trade War to Race and Culture Confrontation' (2021) 9 (2) PRISM 47

  • Company Law
  • Criminal Law
  • International Law