Centre for Legal Theory Distinguished Lecture – The Law and Philosophy of Academic Freedom

Event Date

From Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 - 05:30 PM To Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 - 07:00 PM

Venue

Yale-NUS College Hall, University Town (Kent Ridge Campus)

Organiser

National University of Singapore Faculty of Law

Practice Area

Others/Multi-disciplinary

MEC segment

Training Level

Foundation

Public CPD Points

Event Outline

Core academic freedom protects a faculty member’s freedom in research & teaching within a discipline’s Wissenschaft. Legal protections for academic freedom vary and include statutory, contractual, and constitutional provisions. The lecture revisits Mill vs. Marcuse and ends with puzzle of academic freedom: it is only justified when research and teaching proceeds in accordance with the standards of a Wissenschaft, but who decides what constitutes a Wissenschaft?

Event Link

Event Attachment

NUS-260058_EventBrochure.pdf