Pro Bono: Criminal Law

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. Legal Assistance Scheme for Capital Offences (LASCO)

Website: https://www.supremecourt.gov.sg/services/self-help-services/legal-assistance-for-capital-offences

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

B. Other Major Primary and Subsidiary Legislation in Singapore

(source: adapted from https://www.lawsocprobono.org/Pages/Criminal-Legal-Aid-Scheme.aspx) 

Parliamentary Debates

• Official Reports - Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) 
• For a more efficient search:
  • Type in name of bill into search box e.g. "Penal Code" or "Arms and Explosives" 
  • Omit the word "Act" if you are looking for parliamentary debates on Bills e.g. "Miscellaneous Offences" without "Act"
  • Check the "Search within titles only" box 
  • Search options "Exact phrase search"

Select Committee Reports on Bills

• Select Committee Reports at the Parliament of Singapore Website

Explanatory Notes 

• Bill Supplements in eGazette

Law Reform Reports

• Law Reform e-Archive at the Singapore Academy of Law Website 

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 

Manupatra 

• Cases from High Courts and Supreme Court of India.

UK

Westlaw

• Navigate to International Materilas > United Kingdom > Cases

ICLR (for official law reports)

Lexis Library

• All England Law Reports
• All England (Direct)
• All ER Reprints.

Australia

Lexis Advance Singapore

• Toggle jurisdiction to "Australia" and select "Content Type: AU Cases" to narrow to Australian case law

Singapore

	Understanding criminal law  Chandra Mohan S. (Shunmugam), author. Singapore : LexisNexis, [2017]
	Criminal law in Malaysia and Singapore  Yeo, Stanley Meng Heong, author. Singapore : LexisNexis, 2018.
	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 

	Textbook on Indian penal code  Gaur, K. D. (Krishna Deo), 1937- Haryana, India : Universal Law Publishing, [2016].
	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  Ratanlal Ranchhoddas. New Delhi : Bharat Law House, 2013.
	P.S.A. Pillai's criminal law  Atchuthen Pillai, P. S. New Delhi : LexisNexis Butterworths India, 2012.
	The principles of the law of crimes  Huda, Syed Shamshul. Lucknow : Eastern Book Co., 2011.
	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.
	Sentencing principles in Singapore, 2nd Edition  Kow, Keng Siong. Singapore : Singapore Academy of Law, 2019.