system of Singapore is based on the English common law system. Major areas of law – particularly administrative law, contract law, equity and trust law, property...

Although the legal system of Singapore is a common law system, the criminal law of Singapore is largely statutory in nature and historically derives largely...

Singapore nationality law details the conditions by which a person holds Singapore nationality. The primary law governing nationality requirements is...

matrimonial law of Singapore categorises marriages contracted in Singapore into two categories: civil marriages and Muslim marriages. The Registry of Marriage...

Ministry of Law (MinLaw; Malay: Kementerian Undang-Undang; Chinese: 律政部; Tamil: சட்ட அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible...

University of Singapore Faculty of Law (NUS Law) is Singapore's oldest law school. NUS Law was initially established in 1956 as the Department of Law in the...

There are three general sources of Singapore law: legislation, judicial precedents (case law), and custom. Legislation is divided into statutes and subsidiary...

The Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) is a promotion and development agency for Singapore's legal industry. SAL also undertakes statutory functions such as...

trafficking, terrorism, use of firearms and kidnapping—warrant the death penalty under Singapore law. In 2012, Singapore amended its laws to exempt some offences...

The Law Society of Singapore is an organisation which represents all lawyers in Singapore. The Law Society of Singapore is a law society and is analogous...