Calling all Peanuts fans! “Snoopy Features as the Legal Beagle” is now available in the C J Koh Law Library (call no. PN6727 Schu.Sn 2000). This classic comic book is another offering by one of the most influential cartoonists of all time, Charles M. Shultz (1922-2000). “Isn’t this book meant only for the shelves in […]
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Prof. Peter Ellinger: A Tribute
Professor E. P. Ellinger is a Professor Emeritus of the National University of Singapore. In April, C J Koh Law Library put up a display of works by Prof. Ellinger to commemorate his many years of teaching at the NUS Faculty of Law. Peter Ellinger was born in Vienna, Austria to a Jewish family on 25th […]
New Law Databases
Here are two law databases that were added to our electronic resources collection recently: eGazette eGazette gives the pdf version of the printed Singapore government gazette and goes as far back as 1998. It is updated daily and like the print gazette, it covers bills and acts supplement, the subsidiary legislation supplement, the industrial relations and trade marks […]
Rare Gems at the C J Koh Law Library
The C J Koh Law Library maintains a small Rare Book Collection of old and valuable legal works from as early on as 1576. Some of the titles include: Hugo Grotius, The Rights of War and Peace, in Three Books (London: Printed for W. Innys and R. Manby …, 1738) John Selden, Iohannis Seldeni Mare […]
Singapore Statutes Online Enhanced
Searching for Singapore legislation? Look no further than Singapore Statutes Online at http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/. This official government website is maintained by the Singapore Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC). Singapore Acts have been made available through this free access database for several years. But the AGC has recently included Subsidiary Legislation and Acts Supplements in its menu of legislation. […]
C J Koh Law Library Extension is Open
C J Koh Law Library obtained approval for its extension from the relevant authorities including URA (Urban Redevelopment Authority) and PMB (Preservation of Monuments Board) in 2010. Construction started on 6th June 2011 and obtained its TOP on 28 November 2011. The extension converts the 2 courtyards on the left and right of the […]
Legal Humour
I was surfing around for legal humour and came across these brilliant cartoons in Stu’s Views. Law librarians are indispensable. I rest my case! (Permission has been obtained from Stu Rees to include the cartoons on this blog.) Lee Su-Lin C J Koh Law Library
LawNet
LawNet is a prime source of legal information on Singapore by Singapore Academy of Law. It provides access to primary and secondary legal information on Singapore and about Commonwealth. The legal research module in Lawnet is called Legal Workbench. LawNet also gives access to legal materials from other jurisdictions such as UK, Australia, New Zealand (AustLII), […]
Oxford Scholarship Online
Oxford Scholarship Online (OSO) consists of online books published by the venerable Oxford University Press. Just type Oxford Scholarship Online in LINC+ and you will be able to access the website. OSO provides both quick and advanced search. In advanced search, you can choose to search within books only or both books and chapters. Alternatively, you can choose to browse by subject. The online book may […]
Wee Chong Jin: An ‘Immortal’ of Singapore Law
Attending a book launch was a nice diversion from the routine and humdrum of everyday work. It was held at the old Supreme Court Building, in the former Court of Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin on 28 September. The First Chief: Wee Chong Jin—A Judicial Portrait is written by John Koh, a lawyer in Legal Service during […]