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
Designing good governance and strong and competent leadership: Political reforms in Singapore under Lee Hsien Loong, Tan K. B. EUGENE Book Chapter
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
The case for AI authorship in copyright law, Cheng Lim SAW and Duncan Liang Wei LIM Working Paper
Modernising wills for a smart nation, Hang Wu TANG and Edward TI News 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
‘Salami slicing’ and issue estoppel: Foreign decisions on the governing law, Adeline CHONG Journal Article
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
Copyright in the generative AI era: Reimagining creativity and fairness, Huijuan PENG and David TAN Journal Article
Copyright ownership and duration of AI-authored works, Cheng Lim SAW Journal Article
Imprisonment when an offender cannot pay a fine, Benjamin Joshua ONG Journal Article
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
Small state constitutionalism, Maartje DE VISSER, Rosalind DIXON, and Elisabeth PERHAM Edited Book
Symposium introduction: Green regionalism in the new world order, Armin CUYVERS and Pasha L. HSIEH Book Chapter
Judicial review of prosecutorial discretion: Missed opportunities, Benjamin Joshua ONG Transcript
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
A review of the 2024/25 international moots season, Siyuan CHEN Magazine Article
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
Dollar challenger? CBDCs, complexities, and monetary hegemony, Heng WANG Journal Article
Interpreting the private‑ and public‑sector service criteria for Singapore’s aspiring presidential candidates, Benjamin Joshua ONG Journal Article
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
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
Regional trade agreements, Kathleen CLAUSSEN and Pasha L. HSIEH Book Chapter
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
A difficult act to maintain, J.G. ALLEN Journal Article
A settlement by “any other name”: Evaluating the sustainability of settlement mechanisms, Dorcas QUEK ANDERSON Journal Article
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
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
The language of comparative constitutional law: Questioning hegemonies, Erika ARBAN, Maartje DE VISSER, and Jeong-In YUN Edited Book
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
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
Raising the nation: Race, religion, language, and identity in Singapore, Tan K. B. EUGENE Book
Tax Law, Vincent OOI Book Chapter
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
Digital economy innovation in the Indo-Pacific: Towards a 'Singapore Effect'?, J.G. ALLEN and Qiu Xu Martin LIAO Journal Article
Operationalising the social licence to operate along the Belt and Road: The case for a mediation-focused approach, Mark MCLAUGHLIN 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
AI governance and algorithmic auditing in financial institutions: Lessons from Singapore, Nydia REMOLINA LEON 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
Treaties establishing dispute settlement frameworks, N. Jansen CALAMITA, Stefanie SCHACHERER, Facundo PEREZ-AZNAR, and Aikaterini FLOROU Report
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
Greening intelligence: Why AI infrastructure and governance must evolve together, Heng WANG and Poh Seng LEE Blog Post
Regulating decentralised finance? A Singapore perspective, Rachel PHANG Journal Article
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
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
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
The digitalization of insolvency proceedings, Aurelio GURREA-MARTINEZ Journal Article
The Lao Penal Code: A comparative discourse, Wing Cheong CHAN, Wing Cheong CHAN, Phanthasak MINGNAKHONE, Perrine SIMON, and Stanley YEO Book
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
Faith misplaced: Working out the roles of faith and law in pluralist democracies, Seow Hon TAN Journal Article
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
Comparing smart city data protection approaches: Digital consent and the accountability framework in Singapore, Wenxi ZHANG, Sharanya M SHANMUGAM, and J.G. ALLEN Journal Article
Managed diversity along the Legal Silk Road: The ASEAN-Asia relationship in international arbitration, Mark MCLAUGHLIN Book Chapter
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
AI characterisations and their legal implications, Jerrold Tsin Howe SOH 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
Halsbury’s Laws of Singapore: Vol. 1: Administrative Law, Benjamin J. ONG, Eugene K. B. TAN, and Kenny CHNG Book