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Legal Systems of Asia
Last Updated Date:   4 July 2025


4 Units,  Semester 1

Course Description:
This course introduces students to some of the most important legal systems in Asia, including the civil law, Islamic law, Chinese law, the law of Southeast Asian jurisdictions, and transnational law. The first part focuses on the institutional and intellectual structures of these systems both individually and in comparison, as well as comparative legal methodologies, legal pluralism, and legal transplants. In the second part of the course the students will be briefly introduced to Indonesian contract law, Chinese property law and Chinese corporate law. Case studies will illustrate aspects of the systems to facilitate effective and autonomous research for later professional life.

Course Convenor: A/P Vincent-Joël Proulx

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LCJ5010

Contact Hours: 3-hr weekly seminar [Weeks 1-6 Via Zoom & Weeks 7 - 12 in person]

Workload: 3 hours [N.B. In light of exceptional circumstances, please note that this course will be delivered online over Zoom Weeks 1-6]

Mode of Assessment: Mid-term 3-Hr Take-home Assessment 50% [Wk 7: Sat, 4 Oct 2025 - Release: 9am; Due: 12pm]; Final 3-Hr Take-home Exam 50% [Tue, 18 Nov 2025, Release: 9am; Due: 12pm]

Preclusions: Nil

Prerequisites: Year 1 Law Compulsory modules: LCJ5003 Law of Contract; LCJ5004 Law of Torts; LCJ5001 Criminal Law; LCJ5016 Legal Analysis, Research & Communication; LCJ5025 Singapore Law In Context; LCJ5002 Introduction to Legal Theory

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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