LibGuides: Historical Sources of Singapore Law: Guides

Open Access Resources

Guides that provide information on the history of the Singapore law:

The Law of the land
Highlights of a permanent exhibition on Singapore’s constitutional history, from its founding in 1819 to Independence in 1965, at the National Gallery Singapore. Published in Biblioasia.
Legal heritage
Project by the Singapore Academy of Law which documents the legal history of Singapore.

The Singapore legal system
This article summarises the history of Singapore's legal system from the early 19th century. Written by Eugene Tan and Gary Chan (School of Law, Singapore Management University).
Singapore primary sources
This guide covers primary sources on Singapore, available mainly at NUS Libraries. Maintained by Research Librarians Nur Diyana, Gandhimathy Durairaj and Tim Yap Fuan.
Singapore war crimes trials
The Portal is aimed at furthering public interest and knowledge about the war crime trials which were held in Singapore post-WWII. Co-founded by Dr Cheah Wui Ling and Ng Pei Yi, and supported by funding from the National Heritage Board and Singapore Academy of Law.

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