2019

UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMMES
NUS Law is the

1 15
No.
Law
School
in Asia
No.
Law
School in
the World

Source: Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

World University Rankings by Subject 2018
Contents

Dean’s Excellence in Student Life

Message Teaching and and Beyond
Research
2 7 11

International Undergraduate Elective Law

Competitions Programmes Modules
16 18 21

Double Degree Concurrent Degree Exchange Plus

Programmes Programme Programmes
28 29 30

UTCP and USP Yale-NUS International

Programmes Double Degree Exchange
31 32 34

Admissions Qualifying for Fees

Practice
38 42 44

Scholarships Internships Our

and Prizes Alumni
45 49 50

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 Dean’s Message

You are about to make one of the more important

decisions in your life. The choice of degree and
university has a major impact on the trajectory of
your career. But as you contemplate your course of
study, I urge you to think broadly. Don’t just think
about “what” you want to be. Rather, think about
whom you want to be.

NUS Law graduates occupy the highest legal

offices in the land, including the Chief Justice, the
Attorney-General, and senior practitioners in all
areas of law. Our alumni include partners in top
international firms in New York and London,
Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Some of our graduates assume public office, like

President Halimah Yacob and Law Minister K.
Shanmugam. Others join academia or represent
Singapore on the international stage, like former
Dean and Ambassador-at-Large Tommy Koh.
Still others use their legal training to start new
ventures in the corporate world, like
Tan Min-Liang, CEO of gaming giant Razer, or
apply their skills with language as playwrights or
actors, like Eleanor Wong and Ivan Heng.

“Don’t just think about

‘what’ you want to be.
Rather, think about
whom you want to be.”

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NUS Law offers rigorous legal training, but we also teach personal
and professional skills that enable our graduates to operate across
boundaries. This includes national boundaries, through the chance to
spend a semester or more of your third year at partner law schools
in twenty countries, or your fourth year earning a Master of Laws
degree from New York University, King’s College London, or other
leading institutions. We also cross imaginary boundaries, as you may
take subjects outside law from across the University — in some cases
earning you a second degree from life sciences to liberal arts — and
participate in activities that broaden you as a person, such as the
many opportunities for public service.

At NUS Law, you will be part of the conversation. Our professors

expect you to challenge them, to share new ideas, and debate
different perspectives. In my own classes, the good students can
answer my questions; the best students can predict those questions.
But the truly great students pose questions I had never imagined!

We don’t aim, then, to produce “lawyers”. We aim to produce

leaders who can be successful in whatever path they choose.

You have an important decision to make. Choose well.

Simon Chesterman
Dean and Professor of Law, National University of Singapore

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 “Our ambition is to be the best law school in Asia
and one of the best in the world. This is where
civilisations of the world meet and co-mingle. We
offer faculty and students a unique multi-cultural
milieu for study, research and mutual learning.”

Professor Tommy Koh

Class of 1961
Ambassador-at-Large
Former Dean of NUS Law

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Tradition and History

The Faculty of Law is part of the National University In the early 1960s, the governments of Singapore
of Singapore (NUS), the oldest tertiary institution and Malaya announced their desire for the
in Singapore. NUS traces its rich history to the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur divisions of the
founding of the Straits Settlements and Federated University of Malaya to become autonomous
Malay States Government Medical School in 1905. national universities in their respective territories.
The Medical School was renamed the King Edward Thus, on 1 January 1962, the University of
VII College of Medicine in 1912. In 1949, it merged Singapore was born. Singapore was admitted
with Raffles College (itself set up in 1929) to form to the Federation of Malaysia on 16 September
the University of Malaya. 1963. The union lasted until 9 August 1965, when
Singapore became an independent republic.
The roots of the Faculty of Law lie in the
establishment of the Department of Law in the Throughout this period and thereafter, the
then University of Malaya in 1956. The first law Faculty of Law continued to flourish as part of the
students were admitted to the Bukit Timah campus University of Singapore. In 1980, the University
of the University in 1957. In 1959, the Department of Singapore and Nanyang University (Nantah)
attained Faculty status with Professor Lionel Astor were merged to form the National University of
(“Lee”) Sheridan serving as the founding Dean. Singapore (NUS). With that, the Faculty of Law
became part of the modern NUS, simultaneously
The pioneer class of law students graduated in moving to its new Kent Ridge campus.
1961, counting among its most illustrious members
Professor Tommy Koh (Ambassador-at-Large A quarter century later, it was announced that the
and former Dean), former Chief Justice Chan Bukit Timah Campus would be returned to NUS.
Sek Keong, former Dean Thio Su Mien, Emeritus The Faculty of Law, the Lee Kuan Yew School of
Professor Koh Kheng Lian, former Solicitor-General Public Policy, and several research institutes made
Koh Eng Tian and former Police Commissioner Goh the move from Kent Ridge back to the hallowed
Yong Hong. grounds of Bukit Timah. The University opened its
doors there once again on 17 July 2006.

Bukit Timah Campus in 1952 Bukit Timah Campus in 2017

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 “The most important things you will do to make a
difference to society are ahead of you. Think of these days
as a time of preparation for what is to come. Use what
you learn here to bring new perspectives to the cause of
making the world a better place. And care about injustice.
That is why you have chosen to become lawyers.”

Sundaresh Menon
Class of 1986
Chief Justice

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Excellence in
Teaching and Research

There are many reasons

why students seek and
value an education
at NUS Law. Among
them are the strength
of our teaching and
research, the diverse
range of undergraduate
programmes we offer, With a rich heritage spanning 60 years, NUS Law
and the exciting local is one of the finest law schools in the world and
is widely regarded as Asia’s leading law school.
and international We believe in creative and independent learning.
opportunities that a law Research opportunities, continuous assessment,
tutorials, presentations and seminar-style teaching
degree at NUS offers. are emphasised, bolstered by the finest law library
in all of Asia.

Home to over 70 permanent faculty with law

degrees from more than a dozen jurisdictions,
NUS Law is an institution dedicated to building a
community and an environment in which faculty
and students can discuss and reflect on the
fundamental legal issues that affect societies in
today’s globalised world.

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 Faculty Publications 2018
NUS Law is proud of our faculty who produce outstanding scholarship across the spectrum of legal research.
In addition to dozens of scholarly articles and book chapters, as well as scores of conference papers, the
following books were published by our Faculty in 2018:

A Cosmopolitan Elements of Family Islam, Law and the The Law of Security
Legal Order: Kant, Law in Singapore Modern State: (Re) and Title-Based
Constitutional Justice, (Third Edition) imagining Liberal Financing (Third
and the European By Leong Wai Kum Theory in Muslim Edition)
Convention on Human (LexisNexis) Contexts By Hugh Beale, Michael
Rights By Arif A. Jamal Bridge, Louise Gullifer,
By Alec Stone Sweet and (Routledge) and Eva Lomnicka
Clare Ryan (Oxford University Press)
(Oxford University Press)

Banking Law Essentials of Law on Carriage of The Misery of

(Third Edition) Corporate Law Goods by Sea (Third International Law:
By Poh Chu Chai and Governance in Edition) Confrontations with
(LexisNexis) Singapore By Tan Lee Meng Injustice in the Global
By Lan Luh Luh (Academy Publishing) Economy
(Sweet & Maxwell) By John Linarelli,
Margot E Salomon and
Muthucumaraswamy
Sornarajah
(Oxford University Press)

Constitutional Courts Formation and Third Pedra Branca: Story of The Politics of Love
in Asia: A Comparative Party Beneficiaries the Unheard Cases in Myanmar: LGBT
Perspective Edited by Mindy Chen- by S. Jayakumar, Tommy Mobilization and
Edited by Albert H. Wishart, Alexander Loke, Koh & Lionel Yee Human Rights as a
Y. Chen and Andrew and Stefan Vogenauer (Straits Times Press) Way of Life
Harding (Oxford University Press) By Lynette J. Chua
(Cambridge University (Stanford University
Press) Press)

Contemporary Issues Framing Intellectual Property Theory: The Regionalisation

in Mediation Property Law in the Legal and Political of Competition Law
(Volume 3) 21st Century Perspectives and Policy within
Edited by Joel Lee Edited by Rochelle Edited by James Penner the ASEAN Economic
and Marcus Lim Cooper Dreyfuss and and Michael Otsuka Community
(World Scientific) Elizabeth Ng Siew- (Cambridge University Edited By Burton Ong
Kuan Press) (Cambridge University
(Cambridge University Press)
Press)

Contract Law Globalisation of Questioning the The South China Sea

(Sixth Edition) Corporate Social Foundations of Public Arbitration: The Legal
By Mindy Chen-Wishart Responsibility and its Law Dimension
(Oxford University Press) Impact on Corporate Edited By Michael A. Edited by S. Jayakumar,
Governance Wilkinson and Michael Tommy Koh, Robert
Edited By Jean J. du W. Dowdle Beckman, Tara
Plessis, Umakanth (Hart) Davenport and Hao
Varottil and Jeroen Duy Phan
Veldman (Edward Elgar
(Springer) Publishing)

Criminal Law in Governing Climate SAL Journal 2017 The UNCITRAL Model
Malaysia and Singapore Change: Global Cities Special Issue (Public Law and Asian
(Third Edition) and Transnational Law Doctrines in Global Arbitration Laws:
By Chan Wing Cheong, Lawmaking and Local Dimensions) Implementation and
Neil Morgan, Stanley Yeo By Jolene Lin By Jaclyn Neo and Comparisons
(LexisNexis) (Cambridge University Hoong Phun Lee Edited by Gary F. Bell
Press) (Academy Publishing) (Cambridge University
Press)

Data Protection Law International State Responsibility

in Singapore – Privacy Investment Law for Breaches of
and Sovereignty in an and Arbitration: Investment Contracts
Interconnected World Commentary, Awards By Jean Ho
(Second Edition) and other Materials (Cambridge University
Edited by Simon By Lim Chin Leng, Press)
Chesterman Jean Ho and Martins
(Academy Publishing) Paparinskis
(Cambridge University
Press)

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“I joined the Law Club for one purpose – to build a warmer
NUS Law community. Be it organising an arbitration moot
under the Mooting & Debating Club or helping convicted
inmates through the Criminal Justice Club, you have the
responsibility, and the freedom to take charge of your
student life and live it to the fullest.”

Sia Bao Huei

Class of 2021
President, NUS Law Club

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 “Being a national sprinter and a student are both full-time
jobs. To excel in both requires a lot of discipline and sacrifice.
I am glad to have met so many great friends. Law school
would have been so much tougher and lonely without them,
but with them, infinitely more fulfilling.”

Timothee Yap
Class of 2019
National Athlete
Represented Singapore in 2016 Olympics Games

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Student Life and Beyond

Centre for Future-Ready Graduates The Law Club

The Centre for Future-Ready Graduates is a new- The NUS Students’ Law Club (also known simply as
era career centre that helps NUS students thrive in the “Law Club”) is a constituent club of NUSSU and
a world of constant change, ensuring they are truly is made up of law undergraduates and graduates.
ready for the future. The Law Club Management Committee and its six
subsidiary clubs organise events throughout the
The centre provides students with access to career- year. These range from the Law Careers Fair to
readiness programmes, career and internship school events like Open Day and Orientation, and
opportunities, professional career advisory and chill-out social events on campus.
valuable industry insights. Law students have access
to: The Law Club’s Management Committee
• Annual On-Campus Career Fair also represents the voice of its members,
• Lunchtime Career Talks and communicates to NUSSU and the school
• Internships administration about the needs of our students.
• Career Guidance
Welfare and Social Activities
• Law School Chill-outs
NUS Student Clubs • Exam Welfare Drive

The larger university campus bustles with a Sports Events

wide range of co- curricular activities organised • Inter-Faculty Games
throughout the year by the NUS Students’ Union • Law Fraternity Games
(NUSSU) and its societies, clubs and associations. • Law-Medicine Challenge
Many of the activities are organised for fraternising • Linklaters Law Beach Games
and fun; time out from the demands and pressures • Quahe, Woo & Palmer Law Faculty Soccer League
of studies. • Rajah & Tann Lounge Games

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 Law Sub-Clubs

NUS Criminal Justice Club NUS Pro Bono Group

The Criminal Justice Club (CJC) is an official sub-club The NUS Pro Bono Group (PBG) is a student-run
under the Law Club, and its guiding motto is ‘In organisation dedicated to the promotion of pro
Truth and Justice’. bono service among law students. Members believe
that a strong culture of voluntarism benefits both
The sub-club organises annual signature events the community and the volunteer.
such as the Attorney-General’s Cup and the
Criminal Justice Conference, and also hosts dialogs The PBG’s projects include court attachments (e.g.
to discuss issues of criminal law. with the State courts and Syariah courts), clinical
placements, community outreach programmes
Its flagship projects are the Innocence Project (e.g. Students 4 Migrants), peer support (e.g. via
(Singapore) and the Military Justice Project. It the Student Disciplinary Assistance Scheme) and an
also facilitates collaboration and internships with annual Pro Bono Awareness Week.
the Legal Assistance Scheme for Capital Offences
(LASCO) and the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (CLAS). PBG programmes and representatives have also
been mentioned and featured in the media (e.g.
State Courts Representative Programme)

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 “At NUS Law, student life matters. From sporting, social
and artistic events to award-winning pro bono activities
and international advocacy competitions, your experience
here can be as vibrant outside the classroom as within it.”

Associate Professor Eleanor Wong

Class of 1985
Vice Dean (Student Life & Global Relations)
Director, Legal Skills Programme

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 Singapore Law Review NUS Mooting & Debating Club
The Singapore Law Review (SLR) is an independent The Mooting and Debating Club (MDC) promotes
legal publication body, exclusively run by students. oratorical skills and the passion for mooting,
Founded in 1959, the Review provides a platform debating and advocacy among law students.
for legal scholarship and aims to raise awareness
of current legal issues, promote critical legal The MDC is responsible for organising various local
thinking, writing, and discussion amongst students, mooting competitions, such as the B.A. Mallal
academics and members of the legal fraternity, and Moots, the Advocacy Cup, the WongPartnership
empower the Review members to hone their own International Commercial Arbitration Moot and
editing and writing skills. the Gowling WLG IP Moot. It also hosts a series
of informal sessions for members to engage in
The SLR journal is an annual publication by the informal debates and discussions.
Review which features articles written by Justices
of the Supreme Court, eminent scholars, legal The MDC adminsters the Young Mooters
practitioners, and law students from Singapore Programme that provides students opportunities to
and abroad. The Review also manages the online cut their teeth (on a not-for-academic-credit basis)
legal newsletter, Juris Illuminae. Beyond these at international competitions.
publications, the Review organises an annual
lecture featuring legal luminaries on topics of their
specialisation or interest.

Law Students’ International Relations Justified (justified.nuslawclub.com)

Committee Justified is a student sub-club that chronicles
The NUS Law Students International Relations happenings around the school and beyond on its
Committee (LSIRC) engages international students website.
through events and activities that introduce
our foreign friends to Singapore and help them Besides event coverage, it also covers an array of
integrate into the law school community. LSIRC other interesting stories, ranging from food reviews
also plans internal school events, such as panel and lifestyle articles to creative pieces written by
discussions (e.g. Practice Beyond Borders) and the students.
overseas study trips.

LSIRC is a local chapter of the Asian Law Students

Association (ALSA) Singapore.

Beyond these formal student clubs, our students also participate in a variety of interest groups.

alt+Law is a student-led legal technology interest Law IV is an NUS Law tradition where the
group. It organised the first Legal Tech Competition graduating class will write, direct and stage a full
in 2018 that was sponsored by WongPartnership dramatic piece, usually a musical. Proceeds from
and open to all NUS students. the production would be donated to a nominated
Environmental Law Students Association charity.
(ELSA) aims to create awareness of environmental
law and policy in the law school community.

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 “NUS Law believes in empowering its students. I feel that
being a part of the Criminal Justice Club and Military Justice
Project has given my legal education purpose, because what
I learn in the classroom helps me to appreciate how the law
interacts with society – and how it can be better developed.”

Abhishek Srivastava
Class of 2021
Military Justice Project (Criminal Justice Club)

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 International Competitions
and Moots

One of the most intense and valuable educational

experiences a student can have at the Faculty is
to represent NUS in an international competition.
NUS Law has an unparalleled track record in
international mooting competitions.

Major International Competitions

Philip C. Jessup International

Law Moot Court Competition
This competition attracts more than 500 law
schools from over 80 countries. Many former Jessup
mooters from NUS now occupy the upper echelons
of the legal fraternity in Singapore in both the
public and private sectors. Asia Cup Moot Court Competition
• Champion (2016, 2017)
• Champion (1982, 1985, 1994, 2001) • Best Memorial (2016)
• 11-time finalist • Best Oralist (2016)
• Multiple memorial and oralist awards • Best Overall Team (2016)

Willem C. Vis International Blackoak Transactional Competition

Commercial Arbitration Moot • Champion (2017)
This competition is widely considered as the • Best Oralist (2017)
most prestigious private law international moot
worldwide, participated by close to 300 law schools. Copenhagen Competition on the Protocol on
Climate Change
• First Asian school champion (2002) • Champion (2009)
• Best Respondent Memorial (2013)
• Best Oralist (2015) Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot
• Champion (2018)
Other Competitions • Gary Born Award

Allen & Overy Private Law Moot Competition Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot
• Champion (2017) • Champion (2015)
• Best Oralist Award (2017)
International Air and Space Law Academy (IASLA)
Asia-Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition Space Law Moot Court Competition
• Champion (2017) • Champion (2015, 2016)
• Asia Pacific Regional Champion (2017, 2018)
• Best Memorial (2015)
• Best Oralist Award (2015)

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

International Commercial Mediation Competition
• Champion (2009)

Intercollegiate Negotiation Competition, Chartered

Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
Japan Chapter Award
• Champion (2016, 2017)

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International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot
• Champion (2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2017)

International Negotiation Competition

• Champion (2011, 2012)

IV NLS Negotiation, Mediation and

Client Consulting Competition
• Champion (2018)

International Trademark Association (INTA) Asia-

Pacific (APAC) Moot Court Competition Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition
• Champion & Runner-up (2018) • Regional Champion (2000, 2005, 2010, 2011)
• World Finals Champion (2001)
Jean-Pictet Competition
• Champion (2015) Nuremberg Moot Court Competition
• Champion (2016)
Leiden Sarin International • Best Speaker (2016)
Air Law Moot Court Competition
• Champion (2017)
Oxford International Intellectual
Lex Infinitum Property Moot Competition
• Champion (2017) • Champion (2006, 2008)
• Best Written Submissions (2007, 2016, 2017)

Red Cross International Humanitarian

Law Moot Competition
• Champion (2004, 2008)

Regional International Humanitarian

Law Role-Play Competition
• Champion (2018)

Tun Suffian International Human

Rights Moot Court Competition
• Champion (2017)

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 Undergraduate Programmes
Whether you pursue a four-year Bachelor of Laws
(LL.B.) degree, a three-year Graduate LL.B. (GLB)
programme or any of our Double or Concurrent
Degree programmes, you will be assured of a
quality legal education at Asia’s Global Law School.

Curriculum-wise, around half of the required

subjects in the LL.B. programme are compulsory
common law courses that are critical for
legal practice.

With most compulsories completed by Year Two,

there is flexibility for you to craft your own menu
of elective modules in Years Three and Four. You can
select electives in areas such as:
• Asian Legal Studies
• Civil Law (Compulsory)
• Corporate & Financial Services Law
• Intellectual Property & Technology Law Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Degree
• International & Comparative Law LL.B. (Four Years)
• International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
• Maritime Law The majority of our LL.B. students enter the
• Law & Society Faculty of Law after completing their pre-university
• Research and Skills studies and read the four-year LL.B. degree.
(or to do any of these while on overseas student
exchange). Graduate LL.B. (GLB) Programme
(Three Years)
Such flexibility and course diversity are unparalleled
and are made possible only because of the excellent The GLB programme allows students who have
and diverse teaching staff at the Law School. completed an undergraduate degree (or higher) in
another discipline to complete a Bachelor of Laws
The LL.B. degree is not only an undergraduate (Honours) degree in three instead of four years.
honours degree; it is also a professional degree that The programme helps to inject multidisciplinary
is recognised for admission to practise in Singapore. expertise into the legal profession, which
Our graduates have also been admitted to practise in increasingly requires more sophisticated and
Malaysia, in several Commonwealth jurisdictions such technical knowledge in many areas. The GLB is NUS
as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, and Law’s version of the Juris Doctor (J.D.).
some states in the US such as California and New York.

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Compulsory Core Curriculum

The LL.B. degree is an honours degree. Students

in the four-year LL.B. programme must complete a
minimum total of 160 credits in four years. Students
in the GLB programme must complete a minimum
total of 120 credits in three years.

Successful completion of the LL.B. programme

leads to the award of the following classes of
degrees: First Class Honours, Second Class Honours
(Upper Division and Lower Division), and Third
Class Honours.

Since 1997, only graduates with at least a Second

Class (Lower Division) degree qualify for legal
practice in Singapore. GLB students obtain the
same LL.B. degree as students who complete the
four-year LL.B. programme. They are also awarded
the same classes of honours as the four-year LL.B. Year One
students. Criminal Law
Introduction to Legal Theory
For more information, please visit: Law of Contract
law.nus.edu.sg/admissions/llb_prog.html Law of Torts
Legal Analysis, Research & Communication
All LL.B. students are required to take the same Singapore Law in Context
compulsory core law modules during the first two
years of their studies, as well as one compulsory Year Two
module in the third or fourth year. For their Company Law
remaining modules in the LL.B. programme, Constitutional & Administrative Law
students may choose from a wide variety of Corporate Deals or Trial Advocacy
elective modules, allowing them to pursue their Equity & Trusts
interest in a particular field of law. Legal Systems of Asia
Principles of Property Law
For more information, please visit: Pro Bono Service
law.nus.edu.sg/student_matters/course_listing/
compulsory_subject.html Year Three / Year Four
Evidence

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 Visiting Professors

Every year, NUS Law hosts over two dozen visiting

professors. They come from some of the top
universities in the world including Harvard, Yale,
Oxford, Cambridge, the LSE, Melbourne and
Hong Kong University among many others.

Our international visiting faculty conduct classes

on their area of expertise during their time with us
and they add to the cosmopolitan nature of our law
school by bringing their own unique perspectives to
the legal education offered by NUS Law.

LL.B. + Non-Law Minor

NUS Law students also benefit from being enrolled our graduates for a future in which law is not
in Singapore’s only fully comprehensive university, practised in isolation and law graduates may not
one that offers truly diverse subjects ranging only practise law. To declare a Minor, the student
from aquatics to theatre studies, nano-science must take a specified minimum number of credits
to e-finance, across our 17 faculties and schools. in the minor discipline. A Minor is completed
Our Law students not only read the occasional within the LL.B. candidature. Currently, students
non-Law module; some students choose to can choose from over 60 minors offered by our
specialise in a targeted non-Law Minor. Minors like Business School, and our Faculties of Arts, Science,
Communications & New Media, Economics, and and Engineering, just to name a few.
Management perfectly complement Law and ready

Elective Modules

One formidable strength of NUS Law is the broad medium of law that will allow them to maximise
and diverse range of elective modules that we their potential to the fullest degree.
offer. Students choose modules from many clusters
including Asian Legal Studies, Civil Law, Corporate Accordingly, many of the modules integrate
& Financial Services Law, Intellectual Property & relevant cross disciplinary and policy perspectives so
Technology Law, International & Comparative Law, as to give students a deep and rich understanding
International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution, of how the law operates within society and the
Maritime Law, Law & Society, Research and Skills. factors that influence the development and
application of the law. The elective modules we
While the modules range from the theoretical to offer are listed as follows. (The electives offered in
the practical, the overriding objective is to provide any given year are subject to change.)
students with a liberal education through the

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Elective Law Modules

Asian Legal Studies

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in China Indian Business Law

ASEAN Economic Community Law and Policy Indonesian Law
ASEAN Law and Policy International & Comparative Law of Sale in Asia
Asian Legal Studies Colloquium International Arbitration in Asian Centres
China and International Economic Law International Law and Asia
China, India and International Law Islamic Law
Chinese Commercial Law Japanese Corporate Law and Governance
Chinese Contract Law Law and Society in Southeast Asia
Chinese Corporate and Securities Law Law, Economics, Development and Geography
Chinese Legal Tradition & Legal Chinese Law, Governance & Development in Asia
Climate Change Law and Policy in Asia Law, Institutions and Business in Greater China
Comparative Corporate Law in Asia Ocean Law & Policy in Asia
Comparative State and Religion in Southeast Asia Regulation and Geography
Crossing Borders: Law, Migration & Citizenship Strategies for Asian Disputes
Human Rights in Asia Trade and Investment Law in the Asia-Pacific

Civil Law

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in China Chinese Corporate and Securities Law
China and International Economic Law Chinese Legal Tradition & Legal Chinese
China, India and International Law European Company Law
Chinese Contract Law Law, Institutions, and Business in Greater China

Corporate & Financial Services Law

Advanced Contract Law Conflict of Laws in Int’l Commercial Arbitration

Alternative Investments Construction Law
ASEAN Economic Community Law and Policy Corporate Insolvency Law
Bank Documentation Corporate Tax: Profits & Distributions
Banking Law Credit & Security
Business & Finance for Lawyers Crime and Companies
Charity Law Today Domestic & International Sale of Goods
China and International Economic Law European Company Law
Chinese Commercial Law European Union Law
Chinese Contract Law Financial Regulation and Central Banking
Chinese Corporate and Securities Law Globalisation & International Law
Comparative Corporate Law Indian Business Law
Comparative Corporate Law in Asia International & Comparative Law of Sale in Asia
Competition Law and Policy International & Comparative Oil and Gas Law

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 Elective Law Modules
Corporate & Financial Services Law

International Commercial Arbitration Mergers & Acquisitions: A Practitioner’s Perspective

International Commercial Litigation Monetary Law
International Contract Law: Principles and Practice Multinational Enterprises and International Law
International Economic Law & Relations Personal Property Law
International Investment Law Principles of Restitution
International Investment Law and Arbitration Restitution of Unjust Enrichment
International Legal Protection of Investment Flows Secured Transactions Law
International Projects Law and Practice Securities and Capital Markets Regulation
Japanese Corporate Law and Governance Tax Planning & Policy
Law of Agency Taxation of Cross-Border Commercial Transactions
Law of Insurance Topics in Law & Economics
Law, Institutions and Business in Greater China Trade and Investment Law in the Asia-Pacific
Maritime Conflict of Laws Trade Finance Law
Mergers & Acquisitions World Trade Law

Intellectual Property & Technology Law

Advanced Copyright Law International Copyright Law and Policy

Art & Cultural Heritage Law International Trademark Law and Policy
Artificial Intelligence, Information Science & Law IP and Human Rights
Biomedical Law & Ethics IT Law I
Biotechnology Law IT Law II
Entertainment Law: Pop Iconography & Celebrity Law of Intellectual Property
Fair Use in Theory and Practice Patent Law & Practice: Perspectives from the U.S.
Foundations of IP Law Privacy & Data Protection Law
International IP Law Private International Law of IP
International Patent Law, Policy and Practice Public & Private International Copyright Law
Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Policy Sports Law

International & Comparative Law

Advanced Issues in the Law & Practice of Int’l Arbitration Climate Change Law and Policy in Asia
Advanced Torts Comparative Corporate Law
ASEAN Economic Community Law and Policy Comparative Criminal Law
ASEAN Law and Policy Comparative Environmental Law
Aviation Law & Policy Comparative Human Rights Law
Character Evidence in the Common Law World Conflict of Laws in Int’l Commercial Arbitration
Charity Law Today Current Problems in International Law
China and International Economic Law Developing State in a Changing World Order
China, India and International Law Domestic & International Sale of Goods

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 “Returning to teach at my alma mater is always a joy.
The faculty and students embody the critical qualities of
excellence, integrity and humanity. I’m thrilled to see that
nestled at NUS Law is a vibrant community committed to
nurturing talent and igniting potential.”

Adjunct Associate Professor Gerardine Goh Escolar

Class of 2002
Founder and CEO, Stellar Gauge
Member of the International Academy of Astronautics
 Elective Law Modules
International & Comparative Law

European Company Law International Refugee Law

European Union Law International Regulation of Shipping
Freedom of Speech: Critical & Comparative Perspectives International Regulation of the Global Commons
Global Legal Orders: Interdisciplinary Perspectives International Space Law
Globalisation & International Law IP and Human Rights
Human Rights in Asia Islamic Law
Intelligence Law Law, Governance & Development in Asia
International & Comparative Law of Sale in Asia Maritime Conflict of Laws
International & Comparative Oil and Gas Law Multinational Enterprises and International Law
International Commercial Arbitration Ocean Law & Policy in Asia
International Commercial Litigation Principles of Conflict of Laws
International Contract Law: Principles and Practice Public & Private International Copyright Law
International Criminal Law Public Health Law and Regulation
International Dispute Settlement Public International Law
International Economic Law & Relations State Responsibility: Theory and Practice
International Environmental Law & Policy The Evolution of International Arbitration
International Humanitarian Law The Int’l Litigation & Procedure of State Disputes
International Investment Law The Law and Politics of Forced Migration
International Investment Law and Arbitration The Law of Global Governance
International IP Law The Trial of Jesus in Western Legal Thought
International Law and Asia Trade and Investment Law in the Asia-Pacific
International Law and Development Trade Finance Law
International Legal Process Transnational Terrorism and International Law
International Legal Protection of Investment Flows United Nations Law and Practice
International Organisations in International Law World Trade Law

International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Advanced Issues in the Law & Practice of Int’l Arbitration International Contract Law: Principles and Practice
Advanced Practicum in International Arbitration International Dispute Settlement
Comparative Evidence in International Arbitration International Investment Law
Complex Arbitrations: Multiparty - Multicontract International Investment Law and Arbitration
Conflict of Laws in Int’l Commercial Arbitration International Legal Protection of Investment Flows
Current Challenges to Investment Arbitration Mediation
Energy Arbitration Mediation/Conciliation of Inter- & Investor-State Disputes
ICC Arbitration Negotiation
Interim Measures in International Arbitration SIAC and Institutional Arbitration
International Arbitration in Asian Centres Strategies for Asian Disputes
International Commercial Arbitration The Evolution of International Arbitration

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“In addition to a world-class compulsory core curriculum,
NUS Law offers over 100 elective subjects each year
in fields as diverse as aviation law, entertainment
law, international commercial arbitration, mergers &
acquisitions and human rights in Asia.”

Professor David Tan

Vice Dean (Academic Affairs)
Director (Intellectual Property),
EW Barker Centre for Law & Business

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 Elective Law Modules

Maritime Law

Admiralty Law & Practice Law of Marine Insurance

Carriage of Goods by Sea Maritime Conflict of Laws
Charterparties Maritime Law
Domestic & International Sale of Goods Multimodal Transport Law
International & Comparative Oil and Gas Law Ocean Law & Policy in Asia
International Carriage of Passengers by Sea Trade Finance Law
International Regulation of Shipping

Law & Society

Advanced Criminal Legal Process Freedom of Speech: Critical & Comparative Perspectives
Behavioural Economics, Law & Regulation Jurisprudence
Civil Justice and Procedure Medical Law and Ethics
Comparative Criminal Law Regulation & Political Economy
Comparative State and Religion in Southeast Asia Restitution of Unjust Enrichment
Criminal Practice The Trial of Jesus in Western Legal Thought
Crossing Borders: Law, Migration & Citizenship Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Law
Environmental Law Transnational Terrorism and International Law
Family Law

Research

University Research Opportunities Programme /

Directed Research (DR)

Skills

Advanced Criminal Litigation - Forensics on Trial Legal Argument & Narrative

International Investment Law Clinic Legal Research: Method & Design
International Legal Process Mediation
International Moots and Other Competitions Negotiation
Law & Practice - The Law Clinic

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 “My first year in NUS Law was challenging yet fulfilling. I
encountered professors who were extremely encouraging
and often went the extra mile, whether it was through
consultations or staying back after class to address any
queries we may have. This supportive and nurturing
environment definitely made all the difference in my first
year and is something I am incredibly grateful for.”

Abigail Fernandez
Class of 2021
Secretary, Mooting & Debating Club

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 In addition to our LL.B., NUS Law also offers the
following Programmes:

Double Degree in Business Administration

(B.B.A. (Hons)) & Law (LL.B. (Hons))

The double honours degree in Business

Administration and Law is a five-year programme
offered jointly by the Business School and the
Faculty of Law. The programme is established in
line with NUS’s aim of attracting the best students
from Singapore and around the world, keen on
having a quality education and leveraging on inter-
disciplinary opportunities in a university ranked
amongst the world’s best. Students who successfully
complete this programme will be awarded both
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) and
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degrees.

Double Degree in Economics (B.Soc.Sci. (Hons)) &

Law (LL.B. (Hons))

The double honours degree in Economics and Law is a five-year

programme offered jointly by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
and the Faculty of Law, leading to both the degrees of Bachelor of
Social Sciences (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws (Honours). Economics
and Law are, in some areas, complementary disciplines. Singapore
is a regional centre for legal services, and much of our international
legal work involves commercial, corporate and financial law. This
means there is—and will continue to be—a demand for lawyers with
a strong background in Economics, as well as for economists trained
in law. Likely future employers include law firms, large commercial
banks, and institutions such as the Monetary Authority of Singapore
and the Competition Commission of Singapore.

Double Degree in Law (LL.B. (Hons)) &

Life Sciences (B.Sc. (Hons))

The intersection between law and life sciences is an expansive one,

cutting across many research areas including biotechnology, bioethics,
environmental regulation, forensic science, and the protection of
intellectual property. This five-year double degree programme in
Law and Life Sciences leverages on the strength of the Faculty of Law
and Faculty of Science in these areas. It enables students to discover
the broad connections between law and life sciences and acquire a
broad expertise to occupy the niche position linking both disciplines.
With effect from cohort AY 2015/2016, the DDP is offered as a Double
Honours Degree (with Honours in Law and Life Sciences).

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Concurrent Degree in Law (LL.B. (Hons)) &
Master in Public Policy (M.P.P.)

The concurrent degree programme in Law and

Public Policy offers law students, particularly
those interested in a career in the legal, civil, or
foreign service, the opportunity to complete in
four-and-a-half years, two degrees that normally
take between six years to complete if pursued
separately. The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public
Policy helps its students to understand the complex
issues that challenge policymakers daily and offers
a strong curriculum anchored firmly within an Asian
context. The Faculty of Law, on the other hand,
offers rigorous training in public law, international
law, and governance, and has a long history of
placing its graduates in leading positions within the
government and public service.

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 Exchange Plus Programmes

Exchange Plus programmes are available to students on the four-year LL.B. programme. Under these
arrangements, students will complete three years at NUS and then go to one of the partner universities
listed below to read an LL.M. for one year. Upon successful completion of the LL.M., NUS Law students
will graduate with an LL.B. (Hons) from NUS and an LL.M. from the partner university.

New York University Boston University Erasmus University

King’s College London University of Melbourne University of Toronto

Students on the three-year GLB programme may also seek admission to the Exchange Plus programme with
New York University (NYU). They will commence the LL.M. in the second semester of their third year of
studies, completing two and a half years at NUS and one year at NYU to receive both degrees.

“The year I spent at NYU was incredible. I was

exposed to fresh ideas and philosophies and
given the chance to challenge assumptions I had
long held as truths; I was living in a dynamic
city that offered a never-ending range of
new experiences. All these coupled with the
structure and rigour of a master’s degree at
a leading university in the world. This would
not have been possible if not for the NUS-NYU
collaboration which is one of the many unique
opportunities available at NUS Law to study
abroad.”

Kenneth Wang Ye*

Class of 2016 (LL.B. First Class Honours)
LL.M. (International Legal Studies at NYU)
Justices’ Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of
Singapore

* Back row, second from left

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Special Programmes

Law-University Town College Programme (UTCP)

The UTCP is a multidisciplinary academic programme offered in the College of Alice & Peter Tan,
Residential College 4 and Tembusu College at University Town. This unique programme offers students an
opportunity to read prescribed electives outside their majors, and pursue other subjects of interest while
living and learning with the College community. Through this programme, students will develop strategies
for clear and impactful writing skills, to chisel their inquiry and critical reasoning skills. It also grooms them
to be able to clearly articulate their ideas on issues that are of global and Asian concern.

Law-University Scholars Programme (USP)

The USP is an interdisciplinary academic programme for NUS undergraduates housed within the USP
residential college. The NUS Law-USP partnership seeks to add a deeper dimension to the classroom and
curricular experiences to further enhance intellectual inquiry beyond the disciplinary boundaries. Students
who study in USP and NUS Law will follow a curriculum that combines the rigorous aspects of both the USP
and the NUS Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) curriculum. Students of the NUS Law-USP can also look forward to an
enhanced and informal learning opportunity through residential living.

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 Yale-NUS B.A. (Hons) - LL.B. (Hons) Double
Degree Programme

This double degree programme in Law and Liberal

Arts is an innovative programme offered jointly by
Yale-NUS College and NUS Law for those seeking
a broad liberal arts education in addition to their
professional training in the law. The five-year
honours programme was established by Yale-NUS
College and NUS with the aim of attracting
students of the highest calibre from Singapore and
around the world, and training them to practise
law in Singapore. This programme will provide an
interdisciplinary legal education in a residential,
liberal arts setting. Up to 20 students will be
admitted into this prestigious programme each
year. Students who have met the graduation criteria
will be awarded a Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
degree from Yale-NUS College and a Bachelor of “The Yale-NUS Double Degree in Law and
Laws (Honours) degree from the NUS Law. Liberal Arts allows me the opportunity to
pursue my career aspirations while giving me
Students are required to be resident at Yale-NUS the flexibility to explore a multi-disciplinary
College for the first four years of the programme. and broad-based curriculum that continually
At this dedicated campus they will participate fully hones my critical thinking. This unique and
in the Yale-NUS community and enjoy the benefits holistic education has helped me to develop my
of residential college life. In their first year of intellectual and professional skills. The four-year
study they will take Yale-NUS Common Curriculum residential living experience has also allowed
courses and a Law course. In the second, third and me to be a part of a tightly-knit community,
fourth years students will complete the Yale-NUS one that I actively contribute to and helped to
Common Curriculum, take Yale-NUS electives, and build.”
take core and elective Law courses. For Law classes,
students travel to the Bukit Timah Campus (BTC), Daryl Yang
where the Faculty of Law is located. Students are Class of 2018
also eligible to participate in a semester of an Yale-NUS Programme
exchange programme abroad. In the fifth year,
students will move out of the Yale-NUS College
residential college and continue with their
academic pursuits at BTC. Students will also
complete a capstone project in their fifth year,
which entails a research and writing project in a
topic that combines Law and the Liberal Arts.

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 “I look forward to coming to NUS each year. The
student body is wonderfully cosmopolitan. I’m glad
that many students have kept in touch over the
years and some have even visited me in Oxford.”

Professor Mindy Chen-Wishart

Associate Dean of Graduate Studies (Taught)
Law Faculty, Oxford University

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 We Bring You

52 20Partner
Universities
Countries/
Regions
Some other destinations are available under
University-level arrangement

THE AMERICAS
CANADA
Dalhousie University
McGill University
Osgoode Hall Law School ASIA-PACIFIC
Queen’s University at Kingston
University of British Columbia AUSTRALIA
University of Toronto University of Melbourne
University of Victoria University of Queensland
Western University University of Sydney

USA PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Boston University China University of Political Science and Law
Duke University East China University of Political Science & Law
Georgetown University Fudan University
New York University Peking University
Northwestern University Renmin University of China
Stanford Law School Tsinghua University
University of Illinois @ Urbana Champaign
Washington University, St. Louis HONG KONG SAR
University of Hong Kong

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the World!

EUROPE
BELGIUM
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

DENMARK
University of Cophenhagen

GERMANY
Bucerius Law School

IRELAND
Trinity College Dublin
University College Dublin

ITALY
Bocconi University

SPAIN
IE Law School

SWEDEN
Stockholm University

THE NETHERLANDS
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Tilburg University

UK
Center for Transnat’l Legal Studies1
Durham University
King’s College London
Newcastle University
INDIA Queen Mary University of London
National Law School of India University University of Bristol
University College London
INDONESIA University of Manchester
Universitas Indonesia University of Nottingham

JAPAN
Kyushu University
MIDDLE EAST
NEW ZEALAND
University of Auckland ISRAEL
Victoria University of Wellington Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1
Special programme offered by a joint
VIETNAM venture of leading law schools, including
Hanoi Law University NUS Law School

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 Explore Asia and the Globe

The Student Exchange Programme offers an excellent opportunity to study the laws of a foreign legal
system up close. Exchange students experience different cultures and lifestyles, make new acquaintances,
and of course, travel. The Programme enables NUS Law students to spend either one or both semesters of
their third year in one of our partner law schools.

Students in the concurrent degree programme may spend one semester of their third year and students
in the double degree programme may spend one semester of their fourth year in one of our partner
universities. NUS Law also hosts incoming exchange students from our partner universities, adding to the
vibrancy of the Law School.

“I truly appreciated the wonderful food, the “The Student Exchange Programme was
great people and the magnificent views in definitely an unforgettable experience; from
Toronto and Canada. I had the chance to explore meaningful encounters with people from diverse
places I never knew existed, pick up hobbies I cultural backgrounds to interesting and engaging
was always curious about and test ideas that conversations with passionate and dedicated
seemed too unconventional. It was also an professors. Indeed, being away from your family
honour to study under the leading practitioners and loved ones for half a year may seem daunting
at the University of Toronto. In essence, my at first. However, the friends that you make and
exchange to Toronto was amazing! I would not the extremely welcoming staff and faculty will
have chosen anywhere else for my exchange.“ truly make for a wonderful exchange experience
that opens the mind, touches the heart, and
Terence Teoh enriches the soul.“
Class of 2017
University of Toronto Moses Lee
Class of 2017
Washington University, St. Louis

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“My exchange to London was the best part of my University life! Right in the heart of Europe’s
greatest business city, the Center for Transnational Legal Studies brought together professors and
students from all over the world. The classes involved topics such as human rights, poverty and
terrorism and I learnt the most from the robust discussions between the students and professors.
During the semester, we studied hard but played just as hard! In fact, I was able to tour some of the
most beautiful places on earth such as Stonehenge, Edinburgh, and the Azores Islands.”

Derek Ee
Class of 2017
Center for Transnational Legal Studies
King’s College London

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 Admissions

Four-Year LL.B. Programme Eligibility for Application

Each year, around 240 students enter the LL.B. Applicants presenting the Singapore - Cambridge
programmes at the Faculty of Law. Although ‘A’ level results should have good overall ‘A’ level
most of the LL.B. students are Singaporeans, the results, including at least B grade in H1 General
programme is also open to international students. Paper (GP), or a good pass in H2 Knowledge &
Inquiry (KI), or a minimum SAT Critical Reading/
For more information: Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of 700
law.nus.edu.sg/admissions/llb_prog.html accompanied by a minimum E grade for GP / KI.

An improved GP grade of B or better or a good

pass in Kl from another sitting can qualify one for
application to Law, but only the GP or Kl grade
obtained in the same sitting as the other main ‘A’
level content papers can be used for computation of
the admission score.

Applicants presenting an acceptable Diploma

from a Polytechnic in Singapore should possess
excellent ‘O’ level results, at least A2 grade in
English Language at ‘O’ level and preferably a
Certificate of Merit (COM) from their polytechnic
studies.

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Applicants who present the NUS High School score of 700 accompanied by a minimum grade
Diploma must possess at least B+ grade for English 4 for SL English or SL Literature & Performance.
EL5101 and EL6103, or a minimum SAT Critical Those completing IB in the year of admission to
Reading/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score NUS may apply based on their projected results.
of 700 with at least C grade for English EL5101 and
EL6103. International applicants with qualifications
other than those mentioned above should
Applicants presenting the International have equivalent high school qualifications. Those
Baccalaureate (IB) qualification should possess who possess high school qualifications which are
good IB results, including a grade 5 or better for in the non-English medium are required to submit
SL/HL English A: Language and Literature, SL/ proof of their proficiency in the English language,
HL English A: Literature, SL/HL English B or SL for example, a minimum TOEFL score of 600
Literature & Performance or a minimum SAT Critical (paper-based) or 100 (internet-based) or
Reading /Evidence-Based Reading and Writing IELTS score of 7.0.

“The NUS Law education nurtures a world-ready

lawyer, grounded in Singapore’s and Asia’s
cultures. NUS Law graduates are in high demand
with both local and foreign employers, in legal
and other sectors. NUS Law has prepared me
well for my legal career and community work.”

Amrin Amin
Class of 2003
Senior Parliamentary Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Health

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 Application Procedure Shortlisting and Selection

The NUS Office of Admissions (OAM) administers To be considered for the shortlisting for the written
all applications for undergraduate programmes. test and interview, applicants should indicate Law
Different application deadlines and procedures as the first or second choice under the choice of
apply to different categories and high courses. Those seeking admission to the 3-year
school qualifications. Graduate LL.B. programme should indicate ‘3-year
Law for University Graduates’ as the first choice.
For more information:
nus.edu.sg/oam Selection shall be solely within the discretion of the
University and will depend upon the number of
places available in the Faculty.
Double Degree Programme

For Double Degree programmes, applicants must Written Test and Interview
meet the admission requirements of both NUS
Law and NUS Business School, Faculty of Arts and Shortlisted applicants will be required to sit for a
Social Sciences, or Faculty of Science. Shortlisted written test and attend a formal interview, usually
applicants will be required to sit for a written test held in mid-April in Singapore.
and attend an interview.

Students beginning their studies in either of the

two schools can also apply for the programme in
Semester Two of their first year of study at NUS.

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 Three-Year Graduate LL.B. (GLB) Programme

The objective of this programme is to inject However, if an applicant has left school for some
multidisciplinary talent into the legal profession, years and is unable to submit academic referees,
as the demands of the profession become more two recommendation letters from your employers
sophisticated and technical in certain areas like as an alternative will be accepted.
patent law, environmental law and computer law.
This Programme is open to university graduates Foreign applicants, whose university degree is in
with a first degree. Applicants must be prepared to the non-English medium, are required to submit
do the course full-time for three years. proof of their proficiency in the English language,
for example, a minimum TOEFL score of 600
Applicants should possess a university degree, (paper-based) or 100 (internet-based) or IELTS
preferably in a non-law discipline, or are score of 7.0.
completing their first degree by June of the year of
admission (August intake). The detailed application procedures can be found
in the Office of Admissions website at
Two academic referees will be required. A copy of nus.edu.sg/oam.
the Referee Report Form can be downloaded from
our website.

“As a law student, NUS Law’s rich traditions

and strong alumni provided me with a wealth
of opportunities to be mentored by inspiring
members of Singapore’s legal fraternity,
and opened doors to real-world learning
experiences that would shape my future legal
career. The lifelong bonds and friendships
forged at NUS Law are priceless.”

Kenneth Lim
Class of 2004
Partner at Allen & Gledhill LLP

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 Qualifying for Practice

Generally, individuals who wish to be admitted to or be ranked in the top 70% of their cohort (for
the Singapore Bar must first be Qualified Persons non-UK graduates). They must also pass Part A
under the Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) of the Singapore Bar Examinations and accrue 6
Rules. Individuals with law degrees from NUS will months of relevant legal training, practice or work.
become Qualified Persons if they attain at least
lower second class honours. All Qualified Persons must undertake a compulsory
practical law course and pass an examination
Law degrees from a number of law schools in known as Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations
the UK, Australia, New Zealand and USA are and complete a 6-month training contract at a
also recognised. To become Qualified Persons, Singapore Law Practice.
Singapore citizens and permanent residents with
recognised overseas law degrees must attain at For more information, please visit the Singapore
least lower second class honours (for UK graduates) Institute of Legal Education website at sile.edu.sg.

“It is impossible to name just one quality to

make a success in the law. Some important
qualities are focus and determination and
also an ability to listen and hear the whole
story before jumping in with an opinion and
solution. Underlying everything is integrity.
Clients will give you their trust and you must
strive to be worthy of this trust.”

Judith Prakash
Class of 1974
Judge of Appeal

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“NUS Law provides you with a solid foundation to craft your
own career, on your terms. The curriculum is rigorous and
challenging, and the faculty is truly excellent. I’ve definitely
gained not just a set of practical skills, but a way of seeing
– after all, the law structures our relationships with one
another, whether private or public, commercial or personal.”

Natalee Ho
Class of 2020
Graduate LL.B. student
Straits Law Practice Prize recipient
Attorney-General’s Cup 2018 Champion

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 Fees

Tuition Fees

The cohort-based fee system has been

implemented since Academic Year 2008 / 2009.
Under this system, tuition fees for the new
undergraduate intake cohort of students will be
fixed throughout the student’s entire candidature.
This enables students to better plan the financing
of their undergraduate studies.

Per annum amounts for the Undergraduate Intake

Cohort of AY2018 / 2019 (in Singapore Dollars).

Subsidised Fees SGD

Singapore Citizens 12,650

Singapore Permanent 17,700
Residents
International Students 27,050
Mandatory Miscellaneous Fees

Miscellaneous fees are typically levied on items

Details of tuition fees for Academic Year AY2019 that are either not covered or partially covered by
/ 2020 will be published at the Registrar’s Office the tuition fee and grant. All students, whether
website at nus.edu.sg/registrar/education-at-nus/ registered on a full-time or part-time basis, are
undergraduate-education/fees.html. charged the mandatory miscellaneous fees. These
are due at the same time as the tuition fees. These
fees fall into the following general categories –
registration, student activity, health service and
insurance, and academic-related – and contribute
towards defraying associated costs thereof.

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Scholarships, Bursaries and Prizes

Scholarships, Awards & Financial Assistance Faculty Awards

NUS offers a variety of scholarships and awards in The Faculty also has a number of medals and prizes
recognition of outstanding academic achievements, that are awarded to students who have achieved
leadership qualities and special talents. We are also outstanding academic performance. Prizes for the
committed to a needs-blind merit-based admission top students in the respective LL.B. cohorts and
policy that ensures no deserving student is denied numerous subject prizes are awarded after the
a university education because of financial semester two examinations.
difficulty. To fulfill this commitment, a Student
Financial Aid Unit has been set up within the Office
of Admissions to provide a visible and integrated
approach to assist students with financial
difficulties or concerns. Various bursaries and loans
are available for our undergraduates.

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 Faculty-Level Donated Scholarships Faculty-Level Donated Bursaries

Allen & Gledhill Scholarship Allen & Gledhill Bursary

Ashurst ADTLaw Scholarship Betty Wu Lee Bursary
Bala Reddy Scholarship in Law Chew Gek Khim Bursary
Class of 1986 Scholarship Class of 1982 Bursary
Ella Cheong Intellectual Property Scholarship Class of 1983 Bursary
Ella Cheong LLM (Intellectual Property & Class of 1985 Bursary
Technology Law) Scholarship Class of 1987 Bursary
HL Wee Scholarship Class of 1992 Bursary
KK Menon Scholarship Class of 1993 Bursary
Kwa Geok Choo Graduate Scholarship Class of 2008 Bursary
Lee Seng Tee Scholarship Ella Cheong Bursary
Lo Hwei Yen Memorial Scholarship EW Barker Bursary
Nesadevi Sandrasegara Scholarship Faculty of Law Bursary
NUS Law Scholarship Helen Yeo Bursary
NUS Law UVic Exchange Scholarship John & Lydia Ewing-Chow Bursary
Singapore Academy of Law Undergraduate Kwa Geok Choo Bursary
Scholarship Nesadevi Sandrasegara Bursary
Wee Chong Jin Scholarship in Law NUS Law Canada Exchange Bursary
WongPartnership Scholarship NUS Law Student Bursary
Saw Swee Hock Bursary
Tan Han Boon Bursary
NUS-Level Donated Scholarships Tommy Koh Bursary

CJ Koh Scholarship
Dentons Rodyk Scholarship Grants
Shook Lin & Bok Scholarship
Bennett Lam Book Grant
Class of 1979 Grant
Class of 1980 Book Grant
Class of 1984 Grant
Class of 1989 Financial Relief Fund
Class of 1992 Pro Bono Fund
Class of 1995 Award
Class of 2013 Book Grant
Class of 2017 Pro Bono Grant
HL Wee Mooting Fund
Isabel Chng Mui Lin Intellectual Property Book Grant
Law Class of 1978 Grant
Law Club Book Grant
NUS Law China Exchange Grant
NUS Law MCA Fund
Phoenix Grant
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Subhas Anandan
Pro Bono Award

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 “There has been an increasing integration between
legal and accounting services given the demand for
firms to cater to the full suite of needs of their clients.
The NUS Law and Accounting DDP has provided me
with the cross training I need to look at the legal
principles that govern the corporate world against
the backdrop of practical commercial considerations.”

Ryan Kwan
Class of 2020
Double Degree in B.B.A. (Acc. Hons) & Law student

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 Prizes
Adrian Clark Memorial Medal
APAA Patent Law Book Prize (Law of Intellectual Property)
Bernard Brown Prize in Constitutional & Administrative Law
Chief Justice Prize
Clifford Chance Prize in International Commercial Arbitration
David Ernest S Chelliah Medal & Prize (Civil Justice & Process)
Family Court Prize
Francis Reynolds Prize in Domestic & International Sale of Goods
IPOS Prize in Foundations of Intellectual Property Law
I.R.B. Law Prize in Trial Advocacy
Jenny Lau Prize in International Environmental Law & Policy
Justice A V Winslow Prize (Banking Law)
Koh Han Kok Book Prize (Public International Law)
Lai Kew Chai Prize in Equity & Trusts
Law Society of Singapore Book Prize
Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal
Leow Chia Heng Prize
LexisNexis Family Law Prize
Lim Chong Kin Book Prize in Competition Law
Lucien Wong Prize (Corporate Finance Law)
M Karthigesu Memorial Gold Medal and Prize (Shipping Law)
Margaret Fordham Prize in Advanced Torts
Maritime Law Association of Singapore Prize in Carriage of
Goods by Sea
Maritime Law Association of Singapore Prize in Charterparties
MediaCorp Prize in Entertainment Law
Michael Hor Prize (Freedom of Speech)
Montrose Memorial Prize (Jurisprudence)
Most Improved Student Award
NUSS Medal for Outstanding Achievement
Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers Prize (OURP)
Oxford University Press Law Prize
Peacemakers’ Prize in Mediation
Peter English Memorial Prize (Criminal Law)
Prize in Aviation Law & Policy
Prize in Globalization & International Law
Prize in International Investment Law
Rajah & Tann Asia Prize in Legal Systems of Asia
Rajah & Tann Singapore Prize in Corporate Insolvency
Rajah & Tann Singapore Tax Prize
RHT Law Taylor Wessing LLP Prize in Securities and Capital
Markets Regulation
Singapore Academy of Law Prize
Singapore Mediation Centre Prize (Mediation)
Straits Law Practice Prize (Legal Analysis,
Research & Communication)
Tan Keng Feng Prize for Best Directed Research Paper
Tan Keng Feng Prize in the Law of Torts
Tan Sook Yee Prize in Property Law
The Gower Prize (Company Law)
The Punch Coomaraswamy Prize in the Law of Evidence
The Roger Fisher Prize in Negotiation
Thomson Reuters Prize in International Commercial Litigation
Toh Chin Chye Prize
Yong Heng Kin Prize in Law of Contract

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Internships
The Law School encourages our undergraduates to acquaint themselves with legal work through vacation
internships with local and foreign law firms, companies and institutions, the Legal Service and other
government authorities. Around 85-90% of students do an internship during their four years at the Law
School and there is no lack of internship places available. As such, the Law School has made a conscious
decision not to make internships a compulsory part of the curriculum, preferring to give our students the
flexibility to use their vacation time to pursue other interests, including doing voluntary work.

Corporations Legal Service Lee & Lee

Linklaters Singapore Pte Ltd
Aberdeen Asset Management Singapore Legal Service Programme Low Yeap Toh & Goon
Aggreko (Singapore) Pte Ltd Luther LLP
Amadeus GDS Singapore Pte Ltd Mahmood Gaznavi & Partners
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) Law Firms Malkin & Maxwell LLP
BBC Worldwide Michael Hwang Chambers
BP Singapore Pte Ltd Allen & Gledhill LLP Myintsoe & Selvaraj
Bunge Ltd Allen & Overy LLP (Singapore Office) Oliver Quek & Associates
BusinessMate Pte Ltd Angeline Suparto Law Corporation O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Canon Singapore Pte Ltd Aptus Law Corporation Ong Tay & Partners
Capgemini Singapore Arfat Selvam Alliance LLC Oon & Bazul LLP
Citi Asia Practice LLP Parwani & Co
Dril-Quip Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Atkins Law Corporation Pinnacle Law LLC
Epsilon Telecommunication Pte Ltd AUP Law Corporation Pinsent Masons MPillay
Fox International Channels Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow Rajah & Tann Advocates & Solicitors
GE Capital Aviation Service (GECAS) Bernard Rada & Lee Law Corporation RHT Law Taylor Wessing LLP
GE Money Christopher Bridges Samuel Seow Law Corporation
Gemalto Pte Ltd Clyde & Co Classis Singapore Shook Lin & Bok LLP
General Electric Colin Ng & Partners Simmons & Simmons JWS Pte Ltd
Google Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Cotty Vivant Marchision & Lauzeral Stamford Law Corporation
GuocoLand Management Pte Ltd David Lim & Partners LLP White & Case LLP
Harley-Davidson Asia Pacific Pte Ltd DLA Piper Singapore Pte Ltd Yeo-Leong & Peh LLC
Hewlett Packard (HP) Drew & Napier LLC Yuen Law LLC
Institute of Chemical and Engineering DWF LLP WongPartnership LLP
Sciences GLS Law Firm Pte Ltd
JP Morgan Chase Bank Gurbani & Co
Lazada South East Asia Pte Ltd Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Government Bodies
LinkedIn Singapore Pte Ltd Hill Dickinson LLP (Singapore Office)
Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd HJM Asia Law & Co LLC Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Merck Pte Ltd JurisAsia LLC Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Merz Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Joo Toon LLC National Arts Council
NBCUniversal K Prasad & Co National Environment Agency
NTUC Income Insurance Co-Operative Limited Kelvin Chia Partnership Singapore Academy of Law
Orica International Pte Ltd Kim & Co Singapore Sports Council
Pavilion Capital International Pte Ltd
PayPal Private Limited
PetroChina International (Singapore) Pte Ltd
RCI Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd
Rolls-Royce Singapore Pte Ltd
Silverdale Capital Services Pte Ltd
Singapore Petroleum Company Limited
Singapore Post Limited
SMRT
Standard Chartered Bank
Stratech Systems Limited
Symantec
Tellabs, Inc
Unilever Singapore
Vopak Asia Pte Ltd
World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO)

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 Our Alumni

The quality of a law school is reflected in its Some of our prominent alumni include:
students. At NUS, we like to think that we don’t • Halimah Yacob ’78, LL.M. ’01, LL.D. ’16
just give our students a law degree, we also (Honoris Causa), 8th President of the Republic
inculcate in them a sense of purpose and a calling. of Singapore
Our alumni occupy the ranks of the judiciary, • Sundaresh Menon ’86, Chief Justice
government, academia, private practice, business, • Tommy Koh ’61, Ambassador-at-Large
the arts and media communities as well as almost • S. Jayakumar ’63, former Deputy Prime Minister
every niche of professional life in Singapore. Many • Judith Prakash ’74, Judge of Appeal
of our alumni have also achieved prominence • Lucien Wong SC ’78, Attorney-General
in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. In • Steven Chong SC ’82, Judge of Appeal
particular, due to Singapore’s historical connection • K. Shanmugam SC ’84, Minister for Home Affairs
to Malaysia, many members of the Malaysian legal & Minister for Law
fraternity are also graduates of NUS Law. • Eleanor Wong ’85, Vice Dean (Student Life &
Global Relations) and playwright
• Indranee Rajah ‘86, Minister in the Prime
Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance and
Education
• Ong Keng Sen ’88, Artistic Director, TheatreWorks
• Gregory Vijayendran ‘92, President, Law Society
of Singapore
• Tan Min-Liang ’02, Co-Founder and CEO,
Razer Inc.
• Priscilla Shunmugam ’06, Founder and Designer,
Ong Shunmugam

“We have a duty to make sure that our students

are prepared to function in the real world, so I
try to bring into my teaching the experience I’ve
accumulated over the years. This is so that they
can have some idea of what it would be like in
real life, after they’ve left here.”

Professor Walter Woon SC

Class of 1981
Former Attorney-General
David Marshall Professor of Law
Dean of the Singapore Institute of
Legal Education

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“An NUS law education equipped me with skills that served
me not only as a lawyer but as a tech entrepreneur and a
global business leader. Emerging technology like artificial
intelligence and robotics is demanding new approaches to
law and regulation, and NUS is one of the best places for
aspiring legal professionals to prepare themselves for the
challenges of this complex world.”

Tan Min-Liang
Class of 2002
Co-founder and CEO of Razer Inc.

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 Where Could NUS Law Take You?

Public Service Judiciary Foreign Service Legal Practice

Halimah Yacob Sundaresh Menon Foo Chi Hsia Lee Eng Beng SC
Class of 1978 (LL.B.), Class of 1986 Class of 1994 Class of 1992
2001 (LL.M.) and Chief Justice Singapore High Managing Partner of
2016 (LL.D.) Commissioner to the Rajah & Tann
8th President of the United Kingdom Singapore LLP
Republic of Singapore

Academia Entrepreneurship Arts Corporate Counsel

Jean Ho Tan Min-Liang Ivan Heng Wong Taur-Jiun

Class of 2003 Class of 2002 Class of 1988 Class of 1992
Assistant Professor at Co-founder and CEO Founding Artistic Head of Legal at
NUS Law and specialist of Razer Inc. Director of W!LD RICE, Rabobank Singapore
in International Actor, Playwright and and President of
Investment Law Designer Singapore Corporate
Cultural Medallion Counsel Association
2013 recipient

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“NUS Law aims to produce
leaders who can be successful
in whatever path they choose.
You have an important
decision to make.
Choose well.”

Simon Chesterman
Dean and Professor of Law,
National University of Singapore
 FACULTY OF LAW
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