The collection contains journal articles, books, book chapters, conference papers, working papers, and more written by the faculty at the Yong Pung How School of Law (YPHSL) at Singapore Management University. The school research areas include Asian and comparative legal systems, Public international law, regional and trade law, Private law, Innovation, technology and the law, Dispute resolution, Legal theory, ethics and legal education, Public interest law, community and social justice, and Public law.

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Submissions from 2026

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The treatment of digital assets in insolvency, Nydia REMOLINA LEON, Aurelio GURREA-MARTINEZ, and Daniel LIU Book Chapter

Designing good governance and strong and competent leadership: Political reforms in Singapore under Lee Hsien Loong, Tan K. B. EUGENE Book Chapter

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Compensation for victims of crimes: Should victims’ financial means and insurance coverage matter? — Criminal Procedure Code 2010, s 359(1); Public Prosecutor v Ong Eng Siew [2025] SGHC 55, Benjamin Joshua ONG Journal Article

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Modernising wills for a smart nation, Hang Wu TANG and Edward TI News Article

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Reflections on judicial supervision of prosecutorial powers, Benjamin Joshua ONG Blog Post

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The case for AI authorship in copyright law, Cheng Lim SAW and Duncan LIM Journal Article

Small state constitutionalism, Elisabeth PERHAM, Maartje DE VISSER, and Rosalind DIXON Edited Book

Spectrums of stateness: Constitutional relations among the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, De Maartje VISSER and Elisabeth PERHAM Book Chapter

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‘Salami slicing’ and issue estoppel: Foreign decisions on the governing law, Adeline CHONG Journal Article

Trustees rights, Hang Wu TANG Book Chapter

Submissions from 2025

The main thing about the constitution is that it must work: Good governance and managing the pace of political change through institutional design, Tan K. B. EUGENE Book Chapter

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Copyright in the generative AI era: Reimagining creativity and fairness, Huijuan PENG and David TAN Journal Article

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Copyright ownership and duration of AI-authored works, Cheng Lim SAW Journal Article

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Imprisonment when an offender cannot pay a fine, Benjamin Joshua ONG Journal Article

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Preparing for “Disease X”: Lessons from tax and non-tax policy responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Singapore and Australia, Vincent OOI Journal Article

Singapore in 2024: Generational leadership change, humming economy amid cost of living concerns, and rallying team Singapore, Tan K. B. EUGENE Book Chapter

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Small state constitutionalism, Maartje DE VISSER, Rosalind DIXON, and Elisabeth PERHAM Edited Book

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The problem with the pursuit of pleasure and why it isn’t the same as joy, Seow Hon TAN News Article

Symposium introduction: Green regionalism in the new world order, Armin CUYVERS and Pasha L. HSIEH Book Chapter

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A fake friend? AI companions are exactly that, Seow Hon TAN News Article

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From Great “Liberator” to “Landlord Seeking Rent”: The implications of U.S. reciprocal tariffs policy in Asia and beyond, Henry S. GAO Journal Article

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Judicial review of prosecutorial discretion: Missed opportunities, Benjamin Joshua ONG Transcript

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Singapore awakened: How success – and flourishing – shape family, Seow Hon TAN Conference Paper

Taxation of the metaverse economy: Challenges and progress, Vincent OOI Magazine Article

Language matters, Erika ARBAN, De Maartje VISSER, and Jeong-In YUN Book Chapter

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A review of the 2024/25 international moots season, Siyuan CHEN Magazine Article

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Beneficial ownership in domestic tax legislation, some clarity, but far from ‘well established’: Hargreaves Property Holdings Ltd v HMRC [2024] EWCA Civ 365, Vincent OOI Transcript

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Dollar challenger? CBDCs, complexities, and monetary hegemony, Heng WANG Journal Article

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Interpreting the private‑ and public‑sector service criteria for Singapore’s aspiring presidential candidates, Benjamin Joshua ONG Journal Article

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Juxtaposing approaches to risk-based AI governance in different ‘rights’ contexts: A comparative analysis between Singapore and the EU, Jane LOO and Mark FINDLAY Book Chapter

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Law grapples with its Achilles’ heel? Uncertainties, digital experiments, and the AI frontier, Heng WANG Journal Article

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Precipitated by the pandemic: From remote witnessing to electronic wills, Edward TI and Hang Wu TANG Journal Article

Regional trade agreements, Kathleen CLAUSSEN and Pasha L. HSIEH Book Chapter

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The excellent legal scholar, Seow Hon TAN Journal Article

The law of evidence in Singapore, Siyuan CHEN and Lionel LEO Book

The shift from an inclusionary to an exclusionary focus: the relatively late appearance of beneficial ownership in UK tax statutes, Vincent OOI Book Chapter

Access to Justice: The financial obstacles to civil litigation in Singapore, Wee Ling LOO Book Chapter

Regulation of social media in Singapore, Siyuan CHEN and Natalia BEADLE Book Chapter

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A difficult act to maintain, J.G. ALLEN Journal Article

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A settlement by “any other name”: Evaluating the sustainability of settlement mechanisms, Dorcas QUEK ANDERSON Journal Article

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Bridging the Great Wall: China’s evolving cross-border data flow policies and implications for global data governance, Sheng ZHANG and Henry S. GAO Journal Article

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Death penalty for drug offenders in Southeast Asia: Weakening of resistance to change?, Wing Cheong CHAN Journal Article

Ending corporal punishment of children in Bhutan: Taking a soft approach, Wing Cheong CHAN Journal Article

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Government vicarious liability and the concept of deemed equality with private persons, Gary Kok Yew CHAN Journal Article

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How to strengthen the international competitiveness of capital markets, Aurelio GURREA-MARTINEZ Blog Post

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International law, the courts, and the political branches of Singapore: Painting a complete picture, Benjamin Joshua ONG Journal Article

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Reimagining U.S. tort law for deepfake harms: Comparative insights from China and Singapore, Huijuan PENG and Pey Woan LEE Journal Article

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The language of comparative constitutional law: Questioning hegemonies, Erika ARBAN, Maartje DE VISSER, and Jeong-In YUN Edited Book

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The shareholder’s standing to challenge the exercise of directorial power: Tianrui (International) Holding Company v China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd, Pearlie M. C. KOH Journal Article

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(When) can trade wars be good?, Henry S. GAO and Weihuan ZHOU Journal Article

Administrative policies and the principle of consistency, Wei Yao, Kenny CHNG Book Chapter

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AI in healthcare: Regulatory guidelines and judge-made negligence principles for AI implementers, Gary Kok Yew CHAN Journal Article

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AI in the judiciary: The Singapore case, Nydia REMOLINA LEON Book Chapter

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Constitutional obiter dicta on male–male sex and fundamental rights in Singapore, Benjamin Joshua ONG Journal Article

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International advice, mature democracies and the Venice Commission, Maartje DE VISSER and De Maartje VISSER Journal Article

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Judicial independence, the separation of powers, and criminal investigations of judges, Benjamin Joshua ONG Journal Article

Raising the nation: Race, religion, language, and identity in Singapore, Tan K. B. EUGENE Book

Tax Law, Vincent OOI Book Chapter

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Trust in healthcare AI can’t just be designed – it must be felt by clinicians and patients, Adriana BANOZIC-TANG and Heng WANG Blog Post

Greening economic agreements: New approaches to environmental policy and law, Yueming YAN and Pasha L. HSIEH Book Chapter

Shaping sustainable development in new Asia-Pacific regionalism, Ying-Jun LIN and Pasha L. HSIEH Book Chapter

Defining marriage in the Constitution: A perspective from Singapore, Wei Yao, Kenny CHNG Journal Article

Singapore in 2023: Of political setbacks and succession, revitalising the middle ground, and keeping spirits up, Tan K. B. EUGENE Book Chapter

Capital drug laws in Asia, Wing Cheong CHAN, Mai SATO, and Michael HOR Edited Book

Debate and contestation in Singapore’s death penalty, Wing Cheong CHAN and Michael HOR Book Chapter

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Digital economy innovation in the Indo-Pacific: Towards a 'Singapore Effect'?, J.G. ALLEN and Qiu Xu Martin LIAO Journal Article

Digitalization and its role in international economic law, Locknie HSU Book Chapter

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Operationalising the social licence to operate along the Belt and Road: The case for a mediation-focused approach, Mark MCLAUGHLIN Journal Article

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The basic structure in Malaysia: Less than meets the eye, Benjamin Joshua ONG Book Chapter

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The crucial role of insolvency law in job creation and preservation, Andrés F. MARTÍNEZ, Aurelio GURREA-MARTINEZ, and Harish NATARAJAN Blog Post

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The role of private law in promoting building safety: The case of Singapore, Edward S. W. TI Book Chapter

Extra-territorial liability and enforcement: Finding ways to tackle haze pollution in Southeast Asia, Adeline CHONG and Stefanie SCHACHERER Journal Article

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AI governance and algorithmic auditing in financial institutions: Lessons from Singapore, Nydia REMOLINA LEON Journal Article

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Driving financial inclusion through central bank digital currencies: A methodology for CBDC implementation, Heng WANG Report

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Insolvency law as a catalyst for growth, Aurelio GURREA-MARTINEZ Blog Post

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Revisiting “mandatory mediation: An oxymoron?” advancing access to civil justice through mandatory ADR, Dorcas QUEK ANDERSON Book Chapter

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Treaties establishing dispute settlement frameworks, N. Jansen CALAMITA, Stefanie SCHACHERER, Facundo PEREZ-AZNAR, and Aikaterini FLOROU Report

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Understanding disputes over digitalization: A perspective of cross-border central bank digital currencies, Heng WANG Journal Article

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Greening intelligence: Why AI infrastructure and governance must evolve together, Heng WANG and Poh Seng LEE Blog Post

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Regulating decentralised finance? A Singapore perspective, Rachel PHANG Journal Article

Services, Henry S. GAO Book Chapter

The practice of law, Jerrold Tsin Howe SOH, Rajesh SREENIVASAN, Dorcas QUEK ANDERSON, Eunice CHUA, and How Khang LIM Book Chapter

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The prospects of the High Seas Treaty decisively reducing the negative biodiversity impacts of distant water fishing operations, Shirley V. SCOTT and Nengye LIU Working Paper

Definitions of investment and investors, Stefanie SCHACHERER and August REINISCH Book Chapter

Shaping the trade-technology nexus in Indo-Pacific regionalism: The U.S.–Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade, IPEF, and beyond, Pasha L. HSIEH, Barbara WEISEL, Kathleen CLAUSSEN, Ching-Fu LIN, Inu MANAK, and Han-Wei LIU Conference Proceeding Article

At the intersection of artificiality, forward piercing not allowed, Vincent OOI Transcript

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Beyond non-recognition: U.S.–Taiwan trade agreements in Indo-Pacific dynamics, Pasha L. HSIEH Journal Article

Deference in human rights adjudication, Wei Yao, Kenny CHNG Book Review

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SIAC Rules 2025: A critical evaluation in the Indian arbitration context, Siyuan CHEN and Chin Kye Joel KO Blog Post

The development (or lack thereof) of law and economics in Singapore, Wei ZHANG Journal Article

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The digitalization of insolvency proceedings, Aurelio GURREA-MARTINEZ Journal Article

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The Lao Penal Code: A comparative discourse, Wing Cheong CHAN, Wing Cheong CHAN, Phanthasak MINGNAKHONE, Perrine SIMON, and Stanley YEO Book

An introduction to the relevant technologies, Daniel SENG, Jerrold SOH, and How Khang LIM Book Chapter

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Anti-suit injunctions and dispute resolution clauses, Adeline CHONG Blog Post

Company law, Hans TJIO, Pearlie M. C. KOH, and Pey Woan LEE Book Chapter

Conflict of laws, Tiong Min YEO Book Chapter

Contract Law, Kwan Ho LAU and Yihan GOH Book Chapter

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Faith misplaced: Working out the roles of faith and law in pluralist democracies, Seow Hon TAN Journal Article

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Individual liberty, safety and police liabilities under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act, Gary Kok Yew CHAN Journal Article

Property and trust law, Alvin W. L. SEE and Yip MAN Book Chapter