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Supervised Judicial Research
Last Updated Date:   13 Oct 2025


4 Units,  Semester 2

Course Description:
This course involves the completion of a short assessable research proposal followed by the submission of a 7,000-word research paper.

The course aims to provide law students with the opportunity to work with the Singapore Courts in conducing supervised research on a topic relating to the judiciary, judging or the justice system and produce a written piece of legal research in a publishable form.

Note that projects involving human subjects and requiring ethics approval might not be available.

Application info:As the class size is limited, students must undergo a selection process which includes submitting a 200 word statement outlining reasons for applying to enrol in the course. Students may also be required to attend an interview.

All participants are subject to security screening and must obtain the requisite security clearance before they can be admitted to the course.

Course Convenor: Adjunct Prof Natalie Skead

Co-teacher(s): -

Course Codes: LL4535 / LL5535 / LLJ5535 / LL6535

Contact Hours: No formal contact hours

Workload: -

Mode of Assessment: Research proposal - 10%; Oral presentation - 20% & Research paper - 70% [Due: Fri, 11 April 2026]

Preclusions: LL4396/LL5396/LLJ5396/LL6396; LL4397/LL5397/LLJ5397/LL6397; LL4398/LL5398/LLJ5398/LL6398; LL4399/LL5399/LLJ5399/LL6399 UROP/DR; LL4094BV/LLJ5094BV NUS-State Courts Judicial Clerkship Programme

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent.

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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