Call For Applications | Workshop on Teaching Criminal Law: Content & Approaches | By NLSIU & Centre for Asian Legal Studies, National University of Singapore
Training Centre, NLS Campus
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Registration Mandatory.
The National Law School of India University, Bengaluru (NLSIU) and the Centre for Asian Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore invite applications for participation in a workshop on teaching Criminal Law. The event is designed for early career academics teaching criminal law and allied areas to gain insights on teaching methodology, pedagogy, and classroom instruction techniques from leading academics of criminal law across Asia. The workshop, being held on November 15 and 16, 2025, comprises a two-day immersive and interactive exposure to criminal law teaching.
Aims of the Workshop
- To enable academics to gain exposure to criminal law pedagogy from distinguished international experts in the field and to understand different methods and approaches to teaching criminal law.
- To provide academics from across Indian universities and law institutes an opportunity to share and reflect on their own teaching methodologies and to receive feedback and suggestions from the expert panel and from each other.
- To discuss a suggested syllabus to teach substantive criminal law, and introduce a forthcoming textbook on Criminal Law in India (authored by Mrinal Satish, Stanley Yeo, Wing-Cheong Chan, Michael Hor, and Neil Morgan), and the textbook companion project initiated by NLSIU.
Who Should Attend
The workshop would be ideal for early-stage criminal law faculty members with up to seven years of teaching experience
What Do You Get
- A unique opportunity to learn from and interact with distinguished criminal law scholars and academics on approaches to teaching criminal law.
- A two-day immersive workshop on teaching some of the main areas of substantive criminal law, closely following the thematic structure of Indian substantive criminal law.
- Direct interaction with academic peers and colleagues engaged in teaching criminal law.
- On completion, attendees will receive a certificate of participation.
How To Apply
The registration and fee will total 20,000 INR. Limited slots available, follow the page for details of the registration form. If more applications are received than slots available, slots will be offered based on selection. Those registering will have to provide their CV, and a short note on why they want to attend the programme.
Speakers
- Stanley Yeo, Visiting Professor of Law, National University of Singapore
- Mrinal Satish, Professor of Law & Dean (Research), NLSIU
- Wing-Cheong Chan, Professor of Law, Singapore Management University
- Michael Hor, Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong
- Ronnakorn Bunmee, Assistant Professor of Law, Thammasat University, Thailand
- Kunal Ambasta, Assistant Professor of Law, NLSIU
Schedule
DAY 1 – NOVEMBER 15, 2025
Registration
8.30-9.00am
Session 1 | Panel Discussion on Teaching Criminal Law: Content and Approaches
9.00–10.30 am
Moderator: Kunal Ambasta
Panellists: Mrinal Satish, Wing-Cheong Chan, Michael Hor, Stanley Yeo & Ronnakorn Bunmee
The introductory panel of criminal law academics from various jurisdictions will introduce their pedagogic approaches to the teaching of Criminal Law. The discussion will focus on the process of integrating different teaching materials, such as case law, scholarly work, and legislative materials into classroom instruction. Panellists will also discuss common pedagogic challenges and methods to solve them.
Session 2 | Fault and Physical Elements of Crime
11.00am–12.00 pm
Speaker: Wing-Cheong Chan
Session Chair: Michael Hor
Comments and Discussion Plus Q&A Session
12.00–1.00 pm
Session 3 | Extensions of Criminal Liability
2.00–3.00 pm
Speaker: Michael Hor
Session Chair: Stanley Yeo
Comments and Discussion Plus Q&A Session
3.00–4.00 pm
Session 4 | Group Discussion
4.30–5.30 pm
Attendees will be divided into groups to reflect on what they had learnt in sessions 2 and 3. A representative from each group will share the group’s thoughts at the closing session of Day 2.
DAY 2 – NOVEMBER 16, 2025
Session 5 | Defences
8.30–9.30 am
Speaker: Stanley Yeo
Session Chair: Mrinal Satish
Comments and Discussion Plus Q&A Session
9.30–10.30 am
Session 6 | Selected Offences
11.00am–12.00 pm
Speaker: Mrinal Satish
Session Chair: Kunal Ambasta
Comments and Discussion Plus Q&A Session
12.00–1.00 pm
Session 7 | Group Discussion
2.00–300 pm
Attendees will be divided into groups to reflect on what they had learnt in sessions 5 and 6. A representative from each group will share the group’s thoughts at the day’s closing.
Session 8 | Presentation of Suggested Syllabus to teach substantive criminal law and presentation on NLSIU’s Textbook Companion Project
3.00–3.30 pm
Session 9 | Group Sharing & Closing Session
4.00–5.30 pm
Each of the groups will share what they learnt