Faculty Development Workshop Series | Teaching Criminal Law: Curriculum, Syllabus & Pedagogy | By NLSIU & NUS

The National Law School of India University, Bengaluru (NLSIU) introduces the Faculty Development Workshop Series.

The first workshop in this series, focussing on Criminal Law, is being held on November 15 & 16, 2025. Titled ‘Teaching Criminal Law – Curriculum, Syllabus and Pedagogy,’ this inaugural workshop is being organised in collaboration with the Centre for Asian Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore (NUS).

The two-day immersive and interactive workshop will focus on teaching methodology, pedagogy, and classroom instruction techniques from leading academics of criminal law across Asia.

Aim 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 will be ideal for early-stage academics, and law faculty members with up to seven years of teaching experience.

What will you Gain?

• A unique opportunity to learn from and interact with distinguished criminal law scholars and academics on approaches to teaching criminal law.
• A comprehensive deep dive into the principal domains of substantive criminal law, reflecting the thematic structure of Indian substantive criminal law.
• Direct interaction with academic peers and colleagues engaged in teaching criminal law.
• A certificate of participation, on completion.

Resource Persons

1. Mrinal Satish, Professor of Law & Dean (Research), NLSIU
2. Stanley Yeo, Visiting Professor of Law, NUS
3. Wing-Cheong Chan, Professor of Law, Singapore Management University
4. Michael Hor, Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong
5. Ronnakorn Bunmee, Assistant Professor of Law, Thammasat University, Thailand
6. Kunal Ambasta, Assistant Professor of Law, NLSIU

Schedule

Click here for the workshop schedule.

How to Apply?

• Candidates interested in enrolling into this workshop should submit a formal request for registration through this form by October 20, 2025. Please note, registration is mandatory.
• The selection shall primarily be based on the CV, academic and professional background of the candidate, and statement of purpose. During the selection process diversity of backgrounds shall be given due consideration.
• Successful applicants will be notified by October 25, 2025, and must complete the full payment to NLSIU by October 31, 2025 (5 PM IST).

Fee

As there are limited slots for this workshop, enrollment will be based upon selection and subject to full payment of the Workshop Fee of INR 20,000 (all inclusive).

Please note: The workshop fee covers the certificate, reading materials, lunch & tea during the sessions. As this is a non-residential workshop, participants are requested to make their own accommodation and travel arrangements to the NLSIU campus.

Important Notes

• Attendees are expected to participate in workshop activities and break out group discussions. There will be no formal assessment, research papers submission or exams.
• A certificate of participation will be issued to those who attend and complete the workshop.
• There shall be no refund of any fees should the participant cancel the enrollment or fail to attend the workshop.

For academic queries, contact Kunal Ambasta ().
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