Pro bono resources on criminal law. Might be of interest to the following groups:
See also: Criminal Procedure resources
Acknowledgement: Special thanks to Tan Fong Han '20 (LL.B. (Hon.) NUS) for her advice and assistance in this section.
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Published by the Law Society Pro-Bono Services, Chapter IV contains information on Criminal Proceedings i.e. Arrest and Investigation, Charge and Bail Bond, Case Management, Pleading Guilty, Mitigation and Sentencing, Trial and Appeal and Magistrate's Complaints and Private Summons. |
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Published by the Law Society of Singapore, Chapters 6, 7, and 8 contain information on Criminal Legal Aid. |
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Community Legal Clinic Manual : Criminal Law and Procedure Published by the Law Society of Singapore, this book contains detailed guidance to volunteer lawyers. The criminal law and procedure section contains sections on: Arrest, Custody & Police Bail; Police Investigations; Being Charged in Court; Court Bail; The Criminal Legal Aid Scheme; Magistrate's Complaints; Spent Criminal Records; Juvenile Crimes/Offences. NUS Law students may obtain the password from the Centre for Pro Bono & Clinical Legal Education (probono@nus.edu.sg). |
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Guidebook for Accused In Person: A Guide to Representing Yourself in Court Written and Published by the Community Justice Centre of the Singapore State Courts, this guidebook is meant to help self-represented accused understand the criminal process. |
1. Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (for non-capital offences)
Website: https://www.lawsocprobono.org/Pages/Criminal-Legal-Aid-Scheme.aspx
Add: The State Courts of Singapore, #B1-18, 1 Havelock Square, Singapore 059724
Tel: +65 6534 1564
Contact Form: https://www.lawsocprobono.org/Pages/Criminal-Legal-Aid-Scheme.aspx#contact
2. Criminal Legal Assistance Schemes
Website: https://www.judiciary.gov.sg/legal-help-support/criminal-case
Includes:
3. Community Justice Centre
Administers various schemes, including:
Refer to the following statutes and related subsidiary legislation on Singapore Statutes Online.
Note: The lists are not exhaustive.
A. Historical Background to Major Criminal Law Legislation
Current | Historically Known As | Link to Subsidiary Legislation |
Criminal Procedure Code |
Criminal Procedure Ordinance of 1890 |
SL |
Evidence Act | Evidence Act 1872 | SL |
Penal Code | Ordinance No. IV of 1871 | - |
B. Other Major Primary and Subsidiary Legislation in Singapore
(source: adapted from https://www.lawsocprobono.org/Pages/Criminal-Legal-Aid-Scheme.aspx)
Parliamentary Debates
Select Committee Reports on Bills
Explanatory Notes
Law Reform Reports
Subject Browsing
Step 1: Login to LawNet (access: Faculty of Law staff and students) (access: Other NUS staff & students)
Step 2: Click on "Legal Research" tab and select the "Subject Browse"
Step 3: Find "Criminal Law" in the Subject Tree
Step 4: Click on the folder icon to view sub-classes of the Criminal Law Subject Tree
Step 5: Click on the "Criminal Law" to view relevant cases. If you are unable to locate your desired subject on the subject tree, try the following techniques.
Relevant jurisdictions and how to access cases:
India
UK
ICLR (for official law reports)
Australia
Singapore
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Understanding criminal law Chandra Mohan S. (Shunmugam), author. Singapore : LexisNexis, [2017] |
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Criminal law in Singapore Chan Wing Cheong (author), Neil Morgan (author) & Stanley Yeo (author). Singapore : LexisNexis, 2022. |
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Criminal law in Malaysia and Singapore : a casebook companion Yeo, Stanley Meng Heong. Singapore : LexisNexis, 2013. |
Criminal law for the 21st century : a model code for Singapore Chan, Wing Cheong. Singapore : Academy Publishing, 2013. |
India
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Textbook on Indian penal code Gaur, K. D. (Krishna Deo), 1937- Haryana, India : Universal Law Publishing, [2016]. |
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Ratanlal & Dhirajlal the Indian Penal Code, 36th Edition Ratanlal Ranchhoddas, author. Haryana, India : Lexis Nexis, 2019. |
Ratanlal & Dhirajlal's law of crimes :a commentary on the Indian Penal Code, 1860 |
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P.S.A. Pillai's criminal law |
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The principles of the law of crimes Huda, Syed Shamshul. Lucknow : Eastern Book Co., 2011. |
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R.A. Nelson's Indian Penal Code Nelson, Reginald A. (Reginald Arbouin) Nagpur : LexisNexis ButterWorths, 2008. |
Sentencing
Sentencing practice in the Subordinate Courts. Singapore : LexisNexis, 2013. |
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Sentencing principles in Singapore Kow, Keng Siong. Singapore : Singapore Academy of Law, 2019. |
Clement Lin Zikai '18 (LL.B. (Hon.) NUS) was the editor of this page from Jan 2019 to April 2022.
For any queries relating to this Libguide, please email cjkohlib@nus.edu.sg.