Published twice a year since 1989, the Singapore Academy of Law Journal contains articles relating to Singapore law as well as Asia-Pacific and common law legal systems, and comparative and international law. Articles are anonymously reviewed by a panel of local and international legal scholars and practitioners. Contributors include Singaporean and foreign judges, lawyers, legal officers and academics. Specially commissioned Issues of SAcLJ on a core area of law are also published regularly. Special Issues on Contract Law (Guest Editor: Professor Michael Furmston), Shipping Law (Guest Editor: Professor Francis Reynolds), Insolvency Law (Guest Editor: Professor Gerard McCormack), Land Law (Guest Editor: Professor Kevin Gray) and Biomedical Law and Ethics (Guest Editor: Professor Bartha Maria Knoppers; Assistant Guest Editor: W Calvin Ho) have been published with articles contributed by foreign and local leading names in the area of law.

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Title Author Public/Member Access  (1989) 1 SAcLJ The Evolution of Singapore’s Modern Constitution: Developments from 1945 to the Present Day Kevin Tan Yew Lee View Article The Public Trustee Emily Wilfred View Article Legal Aspects of Substance Abuse Amarjit Singh View Article Ultra Vires and Corporate Capacity in Singapore Walter Woon Cheong Ming View Article Of Generality and Specificity – A Suggested Approach Toward the Development of an Autochthonous Singapore Legal System Andrew Phang Boon Leong View Article Security in Actions in Rem David Chong Gek Sian View Article A Question of Time Chua Lee Ming View Article S 121(5) CPC – A Policeman’s Charter?: PP v Chan Sway Beng [[1988] 2 MLJ 405] Amarjit Singh View Article Privilege Against Self-Incrimination: Riedel-De Haen AG v Liew Keng Pang [[1989] 2 MLJ 400] Tan Tee Jim View Article The Maritime Claimant’s Right to Security: The Suhaili 5201 [[1987] SLR 153] David Chong Gek Sian View Article The "Romalpa" Prayer Unheard: Gebrueder Buehler AG v Peter Chi & Ors [[1988] SLR 24] Francis Tseng Cheng Kuang View Article Singapore Legislation - A Digest of Legislation Passed Between January and June 1989 Charles Lim Aeng Cheng View Article