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Objective
Objective
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
• State the common law system
• Distinguish between the common law system and the civil law system (basic level)
• Distinguish between common law and statute
• State the functions of the three organs of state of Singapore
• State the law making process in Singapore
• Make use of case citation for legal cases research
• Distinguish between substantive and procedural law.
• Use the law portals available, viz. Lawnet, iLaw, Halsbury’s Laws of Singapore.
• Read judgments.
Essential Reading
Essential Reading
Singapore Jurisdiction and Law. (Students shall access to the above website to obtain the latest edition as published)
An Introduction to Singapore’s Constitution, 3rd edn, Kevin Y.L. Tan, Talisman (2014)
Chapter 5, Introduction to Shipping, 2nd edn, Capt Cheong Kwee Thiam, LexisNexis (2016)
Further Reading
Further Reading
Case management: drawing from the Singapore experience by Lionel Leo, Civil Justice Quarterly (2011)
Singapore Law: 50 years in the Making, Goh Yihan and Paul Tan, Academy Publishing (2015)
The English Legal System, 11th edn (2010-2011), Gary Slapper and David Kelly (Routledge)
The Legal System of Singapore: Institutions, Principles and Practices, LexisNexis (2015)
Note: An iBook version of this chapter is available in the Blackboard.
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