Yong Pung How School of Law

For most of the competitions, teams will be expected to produce at least one substantial memorial, produced progressively over a minimum of 3 coach-vetted drafts; in some competitions, there are national/regional qualification rounds for the oral rounds. After the memorials have been submitted, teams will undergo 25–50 practice rounds.

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

• Understand the importance of equal access to justice and some of the common issues faced by both individuals with legal or justiciable problems and the organisations that assist them.
• Evaluate and compare practices and solutions from other jurisdictions or service industries to generate new ideas for improving access to legal services or justice in Singapore.
• Solve specific real-world access to justice problems through iterative design, prototyping and testing of digital applications in a collaborative team setting.

This SMU-XO course offers an international experiential learning opportunity that allows students to translate classroom knowledge and theory into practical solutions for various institutions. In addition to visiting law firms, government agencies and companies, student will also participate in a consultancy project. Through the project, students will learn how to solve business problems with guidance from the faculty and project sponsor mentors. The project will focus on evaluating legal problems in different areas of law and recommending/applying solutions to these problems.

This course aims to achieve the following objectives:

- Understand Taiwan and civil law jurisdictions

- Solve real-world legal issues through a student consultancy project

- Incorporate active mentoring by faculty and project sponsors

The course will involve guest instructors from the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and by other leading practitioners, who will share their unique, practical perspectives on administering or advancing a particular case. Participants keen on developing a practice in international dispute settlement will find this course of direct relevance.

Participants will apply their knowledge through class presentations and group discussions. Participants keen on developing a practice specializing in energy disputes, and in particular, energy arbitration, gas/LNG price reviews and related investment treaty arbitration, will find this course of direct relevance.

This SMU-X course offers an international experiential learning opportunity that allows students to translate classroom knowledge and theory into practical solutions for various institutions. In addition to visiting law firms, government agencies and international organizations, student will also participate in a consultancy project. Through the project, students will learn how to solve business and political problems with guidance from the faculty and project mentors. The project will focus on evaluating legal problems in different areas of law and recommending/applying solutions to these problems. This course aims to achieve the following objectives:

• Understand EU-ASEAN law and relations
• Solve real-world legal issues through a student consultancy project
• Incorporate active mentoring by faculty and project sponsors

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Apply advanced legal research and writing skills
• Construct analytical frameworks for international legal disputes
• Draft a substantial legal memorial
• Develop oral advocacy and mooting techniques
• Participate in consultations and practice rounds
• Respond constructively to feedback
• Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration
• Prepare for international moot court competitions

After successfully completing this course, students will

1. Explain facilitative mediation and the purpose of each stage in the process
2. Explain the different approaches to mediation and when each might be appropriate
3. Apply the skills and techniques in communication, negotiation, and mediation
4. Reflect meaningfully on the practical experience and analyze how the experience relates to conflict resolution theories
5. Research and critically discuss some current issues in conflict resolution and effectively present (orally and in writing) your research findings

This term, the course will focus on the following themes:*

• Global trends in mediation.
• What happens after the ink has dried on the Singapore Convention? Once countries have signed on, what does it mean for them and what else to they need to do or to build to benefit from the Convention?
• International and comparative legal frameworks for mediation.
• Implications for mediator standards and ethics in light of the Singapore Convention.
• Online dispute resolution initiatives / digital readiness for mediation service providers

*There may be changes to the themes, depending on current international developments and the needs of participating mentor organisations.

This course aims to provide students with the following learning opportunities:

• Understanding basic features of major digital technologies;
• Understanding emerging and cross-cutting law and policy issues surrounding the uses of such technologies and of data in international trade;
• Analysis of cutting-edge law and policy materials and issues on such uses;
• Promotion of self-learning, group learning and further learning after the course; and
• Exercising creativity in designing useful recommendations.