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) of 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.
Submissions from 2026
The case for AI authorship in copyright law, Cheng Lim SAW and Duncan Liang Wei LIM Working Paper
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
Submissions from 2025
Judicial review of prosecutorial discretion: Missed opportunities, Benjamin Joshua ONG Transcript
Small state constitutionalism, De Maartje VISSER, Rosalind DIXON, and Elisabeth PERHAM Edited Book
Language matters, Erika ARBAN, De Maartje VISSER, and Jeong-In YUN Book Chapter
The language of comparative constitutional law: Questioning hegemonies, Erika ARBAN, De Maartje VISSER, and Jeong-In YUN Edited Book
Dollar challenger? CBDCs, complexities, and monetary hegemony, Heng WANG Journal Article
Juxtaposing approaches to risk-based AI governance in different ‘rights’ contexts: A comparative analysis between Singapore and the EU, Huijun,Jane LOO and Mark FINDLAY Book Chapter
Law grapples with its Achilles’ heel? Uncertainties, digital experiments, and the AI frontier, Heng WANG Journal Article
Precipitated by the pandemic: From remote witnessing to electronic wills, Edward TI and Hang Wu TANG Journal Article
Regulation of social media in Singapore, Siyuan CHEN and Natalia BEADLE Book Chapter
A settlement by “any other name”: Evaluating the sustainability of settlement mechanisms, Dorcas QUEK ANDERSON Journal Article
Government vicarious liability and the concept of deemed equality with private persons, Gary Kok Yew CHAN Journal Article
International law, the courts, and the political branches of Singapore: Painting a complete picture, Benjamin Joshua ONG Journal Article
Reimagining U.S. tort law for deepfake harms: Comparative insights from China and Singapore, Huijuan PENG and Pey Woan LEE Journal Article
Administrative policies and the principle of consistency, Wei Yao, Kenny CHNG Book Chapter
AI in healthcare: Regulatory guidelines and judge-made negligence principles for AI implementers, Gary Kok Yew CHAN Journal Article
Constitutional obiter dicta on male–male sex and fundamental rights in Singapore, Benjamin Joshua ONG Journal Article
International advice, mature democracies and the Venice Commission, Maartje DE VISSER and De Maartje VISSER Journal Article
Judicial independence, the separation of powers, and criminal investigations of judges, Benjamin Joshua ONG Journal Article
Defining marriage in the Constitution: A perspective from Singapore, Wei Yao, Kenny CHNG Journal Article
The basic structure in Malaysia: Less than meets the eye, Benjamin Joshua ONG Book Chapter
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
Driving financial inclusion through central bank digital currencies: A methodology for CBDC implementation, Heng WANG Report
Revisiting “mandatory mediation: An oxymoron?” advancing access to civil justice through mandatory ADR, Dorcas QUEK ANDERSON Book Chapter
Understanding disputes over digitalization: A perspective of cross-border central bank digital currencies, Heng WANG Journal Article
The practice of law, Jerrold Tsin Howe SOH, Rajesh SREENIVASAN, Dorcas QUEK ANDERSON, Eunice CHUA, and How Khang LIM Book Chapter
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
Deference in human rights adjudication, Wei Yao, Kenny CHNG Book Review
The development (or lack thereof) of law and economics in Singapore, Wei ZHANG Journal Article
Tort law, Kumaralingam AMIRTHALINGAM, Gary Kok Yew CHAN, and LIM Hannah Yee-Fen Book Chapter
Anti-suit injunctions and dispute resolution clauses, Adeline CHONG Blog Post
Contract Law, Kwan Ho LAU and Yihan GOH Book Chapter
Individual liberty, safety and police liabilities under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act, Gary Kok Yew CHAN Journal Article
Reasons and reasoning in arbitral awards, Eugene THONG and Yunwen Yvonne GUO Journal Article
Hong Kong and Singapore law and FinTech, Evan GIBSON, Aurelio GURREA-MARTINEZ, and Nydia REMOLINA Book Chapter
Mapping generative AI regulation in finance and bridging regulatory gaps, Nydia REMOLINA LEON Journal Article
The use of foreign precedents in Singapore: The paramountcy of local context, De Maartje VISSER Book Chapter
A commitment rule for insolvency forum, Anthony J. CASEY, Aurelio GURREA-MARTINEZ, and Robert K. RASMUSSEN Journal Article
Negotiating with GPT-4: Digital doormat or skilful counterpart?, Dorcas QUEK ANDERSON Journal Article
The Agility paradigm: Rethinking regulatory policy commitments in Free Trade Agreements, Stefanie SCHACHERER Journal Article
Commentary on order 24 (committal) of the rules of court 2021, Dorcas QUEK ANDERSON Book Chapter
Andrew Phang (Gen. Ed.), Pioneer, polymath and mentor: The life and legacy of Yong Pung How, Kwan Ho LAU and Bryan LEOW Book Review
Constitutional comparisons and language, De Maartje VISSER Book Chapter
Constructive trusts in Malaysia: A methodological reappraisal, Hang Wu TANG and Ying Khai LIEW Journal Article
Geopolitical changes and futures of CCAMLR, Nengye LIU Book Chapter
Governing intelligence: Singapore’s evolving AI governance framework, Jason Grant ALLEN, Jane LOO, and Jose LUNA Working Paper
Green regionalism in world trade law, Pasha L. HSIEH Journal Article
Human rights at sea: Analyzing states' responses to cruise ships during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lixin CHEN Journal Article
Law, politics, and the academy in Asia: Navigating constraints as public law scholars, De Maartje VISSER, Qian LIU, and Victor V. RAMRAJ Journal Article
Source code provisions and evolving exceptions in economic agreements, Locknie HSU Journal Article
Submissions from 2024
Human dignity in Asia : Dialogue between law and culture, Jimmy Chia-Shin Hsu ed., Cambridge University Press 2022, 480 pp., Kenny CHNG and Wei Yao, Kenny CHNG Book Review
Misadventures and traps in stamp duty dodging in Singapore, Vincent OOI Journal Article
Navigating unutilised tax losses in Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei, Vincent OOI Journal Article
Artificial intelligence at the bench: Legal and ethical challenges of informing - or misinforming - judicial decision-making through generative AI, David Uriel Socol De La Osa and Nydia REMOLINA LEON Journal Article
Guest editorial – Special issue: Environmental, social, governance, and taxation, Vincent OOI and Amy LAWTON Transcript
Prevention is better than cure: Rethinking court behaviour and design, De Maartje VISSER Journal Article
Taxing crypto-asset transactions: Foundations for a globally coordinated approach, Vincent OOI Book Review
The case for stronger scrutiny of the deductibility of crypto losses, Vincent OOI Journal Article
The case for stronger scrutiny of the deductibility of crypto losses, Vincent OOI Blog Post
The definition of investor and investment, Stefanie SCHACHERER and August REINISCH Book Chapter
Was 2024 a good year for you? Let’s review your yardsticks…, Seow Hon TAN and Su Ching LIM News Article
A call for clarity in contractual accessions to shareholder and partnership agreements, Kwan Ho LAU Journal Article
Addressing governance challenges of digitalisation and sustainability: The case of central bank digital currency, Heng WANG Journal Article
Between market economy and state capitalism: China's state-owned enterprises and the world trading system, Henry S. GAO and Weihuan ZHOU Book
China in the UNCLOS and BBNJ negotiations, yesterday once more?, Nengye LIU and Shirley V. SCOTT Journal Article
Punishing individuals who complied with intolerably unjust 'laws' in predecessor regimes, Seow Hon TAN Journal Article
Sustainable development principles and the global South in the context of planetary change, Michelle LIM Book Chapter
The promise and perils of debtor-in-possession financing: Lessons from the United States, Kenneth AYOTTE and Aurelio GURREA-MARTINEZ Journal Article
Equity and society, Man YIP Book Chapter
Climate governance and investor protection: reducing the regulatory chill in a warming world, Man YIP Conference Proceeding Article
"Asian" principles for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments? Singapore as a case study, Adeline CHONG Journal Article
Australian banking and finance law and regulation, Han-wei LIU and Weiping HE Textbook
Can federated learning solve AI’s data privacy problem?: A legal analysis, Warren B. CHIK and Florian GAMPER Journal Article
China and global trade order post Ukraine War: From value chains to values chains, Henry S. GAO Journal Article
Reimagining tribunals and administrative justice in Singapore, Wei Yao, Kenny CHNG and Swati JHAVERI Book Chapter
Contract law, Chee Ho THAM and TAN Zhong Xing Transcript
Major economies are taking aim at China’s EV industry. Here’s what to know, Weihuan ZHOU and Henry S. GAO Report
The Joint Statement on E-commerce: Is this glass half empty or half full?, Henry S. GAO Report
Tort law: A critical overview, Kee Yang LOW Book
Singapore’s rules of court 2021: Pushing the boundaries of case management and judicial discretion, Siyuan CHEN Journal Article
Tort law, Amirthalingam KUMARALINGAM and Gary Kok Yew CHAN Book Chapter
Constitutions and the rule of law in Asia, De Maartje VISSER, Victor V. RAMRAJ, and Arun THIRUVENGADAM Encyclopaedia
Mareva Injunction and crypto fraud, Man YIP Book Chapter
Negotiating a brave new world: Fraud and risk in modern commercial law, Andrew B.L. PHANG Book Chapter
Unjustified performance, Man YIP Transcript
Lehtimäki v Cooper: A narrow decision with wide implications, Man YIP Conference Proceeding Article
Australia’s definition of royalties: Overreach or evolution, Vincent OOI and Kerrie SADIQ Journal Article
Broken kinship: Family property disputes and the common intention constructive trust in Singapore, Hang Wu TANG Journal Article
Building responsible and sustainable supply chain frameworks: Limits of international investment law and the CSR initiatives taken by the EU and China, Stefanie SCHACHERER Journal Article
Establishing marine protected areas in the Southern ocean, lessons for the BBNJ agreement, Nengye LIU Journal Article
Generative artificial intelligence: The protection of personal data and countering false narratives about the person, Warren B. CHIK Journal Article
Legal governance of artificial intelligence in healthcare devices and services in Singapore, Warren B. CHIK and Haran SUGUMARAN Book Chapter
Recovering cost of cure damages: The necessity of showing an intention to cure, Kwan Ho LAU Transcript
What's success? And what is it that gives meaning to our lives?, Seow Hon TAN News Article
AI employment decision-making: Integrating the equal opportunity merit principle and explainable AI, Gary Kok Yew CHAN Journal Article
Family property disputes in Singapore, Man YIP Book Chapter
Fintech: finance, technology and regulation, Nydia REMOLINA Book Review