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Supervised Judicial Research
Last Updated Date:   4 July 2025


5 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.

Course Convenor: Adjunct Prof Natalie Skead

Co-teacher(s): -

Course Codes: LL4535V / LL5535V / LLJ5535V / LL6535V

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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