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Singapore - Legal Research Tools
This is
a guide to major print and online resources for locating Singapore legal
materials. The resources are divided into 4 categories :
Legislation
Case law
Books and articles
General reference sources
Legislation
Indexes
Singapore Subsidiary Legislation (1981-1991)
Singapore Subsidiary Legislation (1991-2006)
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
Searchable indexes of amendments to Singapore Subsidiary
Legislation (1990 Ed.). Available to staff and students of NUS via the
NUS
Libraries Portal: select E-Resources
> Databases > By Subject > Law.
The Statutes of the Republic of Singapore (Indexes)
K7399 1985 (LW Loans Desk)
The Alphabetical List of Public Acts and
Chronological Table of Acts; and
Subject Index to Acts are available for
reference at the Loans Desk of the C J Koh Law
Library.
Citators
Mallal's Digest: Legislation Citator
1932 to 2006
K7599.3 Md
2006 (LW Reference 1)
This legislation citator contains a table of legislation considered by the courts.The Singapore Law Reports: Consolidated Index and Tables
K7599 SLR (LW Leg/Reports, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
2 volumes each containing a Table Of Legislation Referred
To which sets out all legislation judicially considered in
cases reported in the the Singapore Law Reports for the years
1965-1996 and 1997-2000 respectively. For more recent cases, refer to the
Table in the individual volumes
of the Singapore Law Reports.
Encyclopaedias
Butterworth's
Annotated Statutes of Singapore
K7399 Sbas (LW Leg/Reports, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
Detailed annotations to provisions of the Statutes of Singapore.
A word of caution - updates to this series are no longer being published.Halsbury's Laws of Singapore
KE5011 Hal (LW RBR, LW Reference 1, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
Comments on and analyses of Singapore statutes. Updated by the
Current
Service.
Legislation Updates
Singapore Law Watch
http://www.singaporelawwatch.sg/
RSS feeds to the latest updates on Singapore legislation.
Databases
Bills Introduced
http://www.parliament.gov.sg/Publications/pub-main-bills-current.htm
Full texts of bills as introduced at their First Reading from
March 2002. Published by the
Singapore Parliament.
Electronic Gazette (eGazette)
http://www.gazette.com.sg
The electronic version of the Singapore Government Gazette is
published daily and is available to the general public for viewing
for 5 days. Official documents include:
LawNet2: Legal Workbench
http://www.lawnet.com.sg/
Subscription database administered by the Singapore Academy of
Law containing Singapore statutes, subsidiary legislation,
Parliament reports and treaties. Available to staff
and students of the NUS Faculty of Law via
Resources
on the
Faculty of Law homepage.
Select Committee Reports
http://www.parliament.gov.sg/Publications/committeeReport.htm
Select Committee Reports from 19 January 2004 are available on the
Singapore Parliament website.
Singapore Parliament Reports
http://www.parliament.gov.sg/Publications/sprs.htm
Searchable database of official parliamentary debates from 2 Nov 2006
onwards made available by the
Singapore Parliament.
Singapore Statutes Online
http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/
Full texts of consolidated Singapore statutes, including the legislative
history of each Act. Amendments to statutes are updated
regularly in this database, but take note that only the Revised
Editions of Acts are the authoritative versions. Administered by the Attorney-General's
Chambers.
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Case Law
Indexes
Mallal's Digest: Consolidated Table of Cases 2006 Reissue
K7599.3 Md (LW
Reference 1)
Alphabetical table of cases digested in the fourth edition of Mallal's Digest. Refer to the Preface for dates of coverage.
The Singapore Law Reports: Consolidated Index and Tables
K7599 SLR (LW Leg/Reports, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
2 volumes containing alphabetical tables and subject
indexes of cases reported in the Singapore Law Reports for the
years 1965-1996 and 1997-2000 respectively. For more recent cases, refer to the the
tables and indexes in the individual volumes of the Singapore
Law Reports.
Mallal's Digest: Consolidated Subject Index 1808 to 2006
K7599.3 Md 2006 (LW Reference 1, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
A 2-volume subject index of cases digested in the fourth edition
of Mallal's Digest.
Citators
Mallal's Digest: Case Citator 1932 to 2006
K7599.3 Md 2007 (LW Reference 1, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
Alphabetical table of reported cases with references to all subsequent cases in which the
cases have been judicially considered.
The Singapore Law Reports: Consolidated Index and Tables
K7599 SLR (LW Leg/Reports, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
2 volumes each containing a Table Of Cases Referred To which
sets out all the cases judicially considered in cases reported in
the the Singapore Law Reports for the years 1965-1996 and
1997-2000 respectively. For more recent cases, refer to the Table in the
individual volumes of the Singapore Law Reports.
Digests
Mallal's Current Law
K7599.3 MCL (LW
Reference 1)
Case digests of recent decisions by Singapore superior courts arranged by subject.
Mallal's Digest: being a Comprehensive
Statement of the Case Law of Singapore and Malaysia for the Year
... [Mallal's Digest Yearbook]
K7599.3 MDY (LW Reference 1, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
Annual compilation, in digest form, of reported cases decided by
the Singapore superior courts and all relevant
unreported decisions.
Mallal's Digest of Malaysian and Singapore Case Law
K7599.3 Md (LW Reference 1, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
Summaries of reported and selected, recent unreported cases decided by
Singapore superior courts.
Encyclopaedia
Halsbury's Laws of Singapore
KE5011 Hal (LW RBR, LW Reference 1, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
Encyclopaedia of Singapore law on various subjects. Updated by the Current
Service.
Databases
Case Law & Decisions
http://www.lawnet.com.sg/
Under LawNet2's list of Free Resources, scroll
down to Case Law & Decisions for free access RSS feeds to
judgments of the Supreme Court and Subordinate Courts for the
last 3 months.
LawNet2: Legal Workbench
http://www.lawnet.com.sg/
Subscription database containing Singapore case law, in particular :
Singapore Law Reports Malayan Law Journal Academy Digest Unreported judgments.
It also contains the decisions of various boards and
tribunals. Available to staff and students of the NUS Faculty of Law via
Resources on the
Faculty of Law homepage.
LexisNexis
http://www.lexis.com/
Singapore Law Reports from March 1991 onwards are available in
this database. Available to staff and students of NUS
via the
NUS
Libraries Portal: select Lexis.com under the heading
E-Resources. Singapore
& Malaysian Case Law Library
On
NUSNET via CDROMs on Windows
This CDROM contains the Singapore Law Reports and Malayan Law
Journal. It is updated 3 times a year.
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Books
and Articles on Singapore Law
Indexes
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
Searchable index with good coverage of articles on Singapore law
published in foreign law journals and reviews. Available to NUS
staff and students via the
NUS
Libraries Portal: select
E-Resources >
Databases >
By Subject > Law.
LINC
http://linc.nus.edu.sg/
Search the NUS Libraries' catalogue for books, journals,
CDROMs, etc. on Singapore law that are available in the NUS
Libraries.
Mallal's Digest: Index to Legal Periodicals of Malaysia and Singapore 1932 to
1995
K7599.3 Md (LW Reference 1, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
Comprehensive subject and author index to legal periodicals
published in Malaysia and Singapore from 1932 to 1995.
PERIND
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
The NUS Libraries' index of journal articles and book chapters relating to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN. Legal materials relating to Singapore are covered extensively.
Available to NUS staff and students via the
NUS
Libraries Portal: select PERIND under the heading
E-Resources.
Bibliographies
A Bibliographical Survey of Singaporean Legal Materials
KE5280 Pha (LW Books, LW SingMal Coll)
Handbook for research into the Singapore legal system by Justice
Andrew Phang. This book was published in 1999.
www.singaporelaw.sg: Resources
http://www.singaporelaw.sg/content/References.html
The Singapore Academy of Law has published a bibliography of
Singapore textbooks on various topics.
Databases
Factiva
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
Articles from the Business Times (30 April 1994-) and the Straits
Times (1 May 1995-). Available to NUS staff and students via the
NUS
Libraries Portal: select Factiva under the heading
E-Resources.
HeinOnline
http://www.heinonline.org/
The Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review, Singapore Academy
of Law Journal, Singapore Year Book of International Law (formerly Singapore Journal of International & Comparative Law)
and Singapore Journal of Legal Studies may be
accessed via this subscription database.
Staff and students of NUS access
by
selecting HeinOnline under
Quick
Links
on the C J Koh Law Library homepage.
LawNet2: Legal Workbench
http://www.lawnet.com.sg/
This subscription database provides access to local law journals
including the Malaya Law Review, Singapore Academy of Law
Journal, Singapore Year Book of International Law (formerly Singapore Journal of International & Comparative Law),
Singapore Journal of Legal Studies and Singapore Law Review.
An online collection of legal texts like the
Sentencing Practice in the Subordinate Courts
is also available to staff and students of the NUS Faculty of Law via
Resources
on the
Faculty of Law homepage.
LexisNexis
http://www.lexis.com/
Articles from the Business Times (May 1992-) and the Straits Times
(Jan 1992-). Available to NUS staff and students via the
NUS
Libraries Portal: select Lexis.com under the heading
E-Resources.
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General
Reference Sources
Indexes
Index to Law in Singapore
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/llb/internet/spore.html
Topical index to Singapore legal resources on the Internet
published by the C J Koh Law Library.
Dictionaries/Glossaries
Butterworths' Annotated Statutes of Singapore: Statute Referencer
K7399 Sbas (LW Leg/Reports, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
Sections V and V5001 of this volume contain Words and
Phrases Statutorily and Judicially Defined. This is a
compilation of words and phrases statutorily defined in the revised editions of the
statutes of Singapore in force as at 2 June 2000, and
judicially defined by the Singapore and Malaysian courts from
1932 to 2 June 2000.
Glossary of Terms Commonly Used in the
Proceedings of the Subordinate Courts
Parliamentary Glossary
KE5012 Sin 2003 (LW
Reference 2, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
http://www.parliament.gov.sg/Publications/glossaryA.htm
Glossary of terms used in the Singapore Parliament.
Plain English for Latin Expressions
http://www.sal.org.sg/Lists/Other%20Law%20Reform%20Work/Attachments/1/Law%20Reform%20Committee%20-%20Latin%20Lexicon.pdf
Prepared by the Law Reform Committee of the Singapore Academy
of Law, this lexicon "compiles some common Latin expressions used in legal parlance
and provides their corresponding plain English translation".
Directories
The Law Society of Singapore Directory
KE5013 LSD (LW
Reference Office, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
Directory of advocates and solicitors, law practices, joint law
ventures, commissioners for oaths, notaries public, legal
services and other legal bodies.
Singapore - Legal Directory
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/llb/internet/spore_dir.html
This online directory published by the C J Koh Law Library
includes a list of organisations involved in legal education.
Legal Abbreviations
Mallal's Digest: Index to Legal Periodicals of Malaysia and Singapore 1932
to 1995
K7599.3 Md (LW Reference 1, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
Contains a list of abbreviations for Malaysian and Singapore legal periodicals.
Mallal's Digest of Malaysian and Singapore Case Law
K7599.3 Md (LW Reference 1, LW Sing-Mal Coll)
Each volume of the Digest contains a list of abbreviations for Malaysian and Singapore law
reports.
Singapore - Legal Abbreviations
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/llb/internet/spore_abbrev.html
Abbreviations for law reports and journals published in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. Based on the holdings of the C J Koh
Law Library.
Legal News
Singapore Law Watch
http://www.singaporelawwatch.sg/
Daily legal news syndication site by the Singapore Academy of
Law.
Wikipedia
Law of Singapore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Singapore
A summary of the Singapore legal system and links to various sources of law.
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