JUL
14
2023
[CALS - ALIAS]: Comparative Dimensions of Criminal Law
Total Registrations: 26
Description
ABOUT THE COURSE
While the Singapore Penal Code comprehensively declares the general principles of criminal responsibility, there is room for interpretation of its provisions. This is becoming of a good Code – expressing these principles in sufficiently broad terms to enable the courts to expound and apply them to achieve justice in emerging cases. Our courts have frequently done this to good effect, often referring to the approaches on the issue taken by other legal systems. This comparison with other legal systems has also played a role in persuading our Legislature to amend and improve our Penal Code provisions. This Course will discuss some of the key areas where this comparative exercise has occurred. It will also extend the discussion further by examining the laws of other legal systems (including civil law systems) which have not been considered by our courts and legislators. The discussions of all three areas will be enhanced by commentary from a comparative legal scholar from Thailand, which is a civil legal system with its own criminal code. The aim of this Course is to demonstrate how a comparative mind-set can be a valuable attribute when scrutinizing the Penal Code provisions to find nuances which result in justice in a given case. Each session stands alone, although participants will be likely to benefit most by attending all three of them.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr Stanley Yeo is an Adjunct Research Professor at the Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS), National University of Singapore. He has specialized in teaching and researching on comparative criminal law in relation to common law jurisdictions for the past 40 years. His publications have been cited by the highest appellate courts of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom. His latest work, Criminal Law in Singapore (LexisNexis, 2021, with Neil Morgan and Chan Wing Cheong), draws on recent developments in Australia, Canada, England, India and Sri Lanka to enhance the discourse on Singapore’s criminal law. Stanley has served as a consultant to the Law Commissions of New South Wales and the United Kingdom. He was also an active member of the Singapore government’s Penal Code Review Committee which recommendations formed the basis for the recent major amendments to the Singapore Penal Code.
Dr Ronnakorn Bunmee is an Assistant Professor of Law at Thammasat University, Thailand. He has a Doctor of Laws from Thamassat University and a PhD from NUS. His areas of interests include boundaries of criminal law, theories of criminal law, comparative criminal law, and the interplay between criminal law and human rights. His English written publication, Thai Criminal Law: An Introduction, will be published by LexisNexis in August 2023.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. All registration fees must be paid by the registration deadline with the exception of e-invoices.
2. Fees paid are non-refundable. Registrations are transferable within the same organisation. Please provide the name and contact information of the replacement participant at least 1 week in advance of the event. The replacement participant is expected to submit a fresh registration form and agree to the terms and conditions of the registration. A fee increase may be applicable if the change results in a higher registration fee and is payable by the replacement participant.
3. The event organisers reserve the right to alter any of the programme details or other arrangements for this event, including cancellation or postponement of the event, should circumstances so warrant and in that event, a full refund of the paid registration fees will be given.
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Date and Time
Friday, 14th July 2023 10:00AM GMT+08:00
to
Friday, 14th July 2023 5:30PM GMT+08:00
Organisation
Faculty of Law
Location
National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, and via Zoom